Trousers

Museum number:
2-36650
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020036650
Accession number:
Acc.1649
Description:
Made of seal (?) intestines, brittle.
Donor:
Xenia Krukoff
Collection place:
Nikolski, Umnak Island, Fox Islands
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Aleutian Islands; Nikolski
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Collector:
Great Grandmother of Xenia Krukoff
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Trousers
Production date:
ca. 1900
Accession date:
1962
Context of use:
Rain trousers. Probably part of 2-36649 (raincoat).
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
A rare item. Of interest, as it is an adaptation of European introduced item of clothing to native materials, sewing techniques and use". (fide Lydia Black, 1982).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trousers, accession number 2-36650, described as Made of seal (?) intestines, brittle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trousers, accession number 2-36650, described as Made of seal (?) intestines, brittle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trousers, accession number 2-36650, described as Made of seal (?) intestines, brittle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Trousers, accession number 2-36650, described as Made of seal (?) intestines, brittle.

Tools