Depilated sealskin soles, sealskin uppers. Single decorative panel across ankle with bead, red leather, clipped caribou and ground squirrel trimming. Multicolored bead work on toe. Seams decorated with colored yarn. Boot-top with fabric drawstring tube and braided drawstring. Tanned leather ankle straps.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Kuskokwim River, Kuskokwim, Unknown Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Kuskokwim; Kuskokwim River
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
unknown
Taxon:
Rangifer tarandus caribou
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shoes (footwear)
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
measurements for storage— length 41 centimeters, measurements for storage— height 10 centimeters, measurements for storage— width 28 centimeters, and height 38 centimeters