Mitten miniatures

Museum number:
2-106a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020106a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Pair fur mittens for doll; deerskin with fur cuffs; connected with plaited purple wool yarn.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Alaskan Interior, Unknown Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Northern Athapaskan tribes
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute), Mittens (handwear), and Plaited weaving
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
For doll
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
6.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mitten miniatures, accession number 2-106a,b, described as Pair fur mittens for doll; deerskin with fur cuffs; connected with plaited purple wool yarn.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mitten miniatures, accession number 2-106a,b, described as Pair fur mittens for doll; deerskin with fur cuffs; connected with plaited purple wool yarn.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mitten miniatures, accession number 2-106a,b, described as Pair fur mittens for doll; deerskin with fur cuffs; connected with plaited purple wool yarn.

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