V-shaped parka trim, per Nelson Graburn, made around the 1920-1940’s. Beadwork is varicolored glass beads in floral pattern on black felt. Probably Keewaten per Nelson Graburn.
Donor:
Mrs. Pierre Letchworth
Collection place:
Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Production place:
Nunavut, Canada
Culture or time period:
Central Yupik Eskimo
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Parkas
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
This object record was created because location data had been entered into the PHOEBE database without a corresponding object record. (J. Meehan 6/2003)