Man's parka, "two-piece" cut; body sleeves and hood of domesticated reindeer. Straight cut hip-length hem without side-slits. Hood of "three-piece" construction with center panel of reindeer head skin, short hood-roots. Hood facing of wolf skin and caribou. Wolverine tassels on hood-point. Checked caribou hem decorations. Wolverine cuffs. Part of outfit that includes 2-13832 through 2-13834.
Donor:
Ruth E. Fenenga
Collection place:
Cape Prince of Wales, Coast of Bering Strait, Bering Strait
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Bering Strait; Cape Prince of Wales
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
James Franklin Cross
Collection date:
1907
Taxon:
Gulo gulo and Rangifer tarandus caribou
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Parkas
Accession date:
January 14, 1946
Context of use:
2-13831 and 2-13832-34 are part of one outfit.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
78 centimeters, 146 centimeters, measurements for storage— length 117 centimeters, measurements for storage— width 206 centimeters, and measurements for storage— height 18 centimeters
Comment:
Context of use: See letter Jan. 7, 1946, F. Fenenga to E. W. G. in acc. envelope.