Parka and cover

Museum number:
2-71397a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210271397a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4468
Description:
Woman's fur parka stitched onto grey cotton flannel cloth, full length zipper in front, cover of white cotton twill, full length zipper in front, trimmed with multi-colored cotton bias tape. Machine sewn.
Donor:
Murial Cook
Collection place:
Western Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Western Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Clara Hayes Gaddie Moon
Collection date:
1933-1957
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Parkas
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 132 centimeters, measurements for storage— width 67 centimeters, length 100 centimeters, and measurements for storage— length 119 centimeters
Comment:
References: Sturtevant, William C., ed. Handbook of North American Indians, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1984, Volume 5, p. 286, Fig. 1, p. 289, p. 304, Fig. 1.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Parka and cover, accession number 2-71397a,b, described as Woman's fur parka stitched onto grey cotton flannel cloth, full length zipper in front, cover of white cotton twill, full length zipper in front, trimmed with multi-colored cotton bias tape. Machine sewn.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Parka and cover, accession number 2-71397a,b, described as Woman's fur parka stitched onto grey cotton flannel cloth, full length zipper in front, cover of white cotton twill, full length zipper in front, trimmed with multi-colored cotton bias tape. Machine sewn.

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