Fur socks, sealskin, fur-in with beadwork trim on instep and fur trim around ankle. Rawhide hanging strap. Sewn with textile thread. Made with young seal, fur (perhaps mink?), beads, textile thread, and rawhide.
Donor:
T. W. Anderson
Collection place:
Kuskokwim River, Kuskokwim, Unknown Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Kuskokwim; Kuskokwim River
Culture or time period:
Kuskowagmiut Eskimo
Collector:
T. W. Anderson
Collection date:
1932
Taxon:
Neovison vison
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Moccasins
Accession date:
January 1935
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
measurements for storage— height 10 centimeters, measurements for storage— length 8 centimeters, measurements for storage— width 27 centimeters, and height 9 centimeters