Knee-height boots, depilated, sealskin soles, sealskin uppers. Decoration confined to small panel of clipped white caribou fur, dog fur and rabbit fur tassels, red felt trim across ankle, and red felt trimming along seams. Narrow depilated leather band around boot-top. Rawhide ankle straps. Constructed with sinew thread. "Sealskin, no rabbit skin, ooruk soles, clipped caribou or reindeer skin." (fide Ronald W. Senungetuk)
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shoes (footwear)
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 50 centimeters, measurements for storage— height 14 centimeters, measurements for storage— length 50 centimeters, and measurements for storage— width 28 centimeters