Man's parka, for summer. Without hood. Straight-cut, waist length. Body and sleeved of ground squirrel, sewn in rectangle and triangular pieces. No cuff trim; collar trim of baby seal, hem trim of rabbit (?) and faced inside with grown squirrel. Decorative effect from contrasting ground squirrel skin. Made with sinew, cotton thread, and textile ribbon.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
1894-1901
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Parkas
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Probably either toggle or handle.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
measurements for storage— length 61 centimeters, measurements for storage— width 132 centimeters, measurements for storage— height 8 centimeters, 148 centimeters, and length 64 centimeters