Mittens

Mittens
Date created
1982-1983
Culture/People
Gwich'in (Kutchin)
Artist/Maker
Leah Roberts, Gwich'in (Kutchin), 1911-1990
IACB source
Dinjii Zhuu Enjit Museum Shop
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the museum shop at Dinjii Zhuu Enjit Museum (Fort Yukon, Alaska) in 1983; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Alaska; USA
See related items
Gwich'in (Kutchin)
Clothing/Garments: Handwear
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/5333
Barcode
255333.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Handwear
Object Name
Mittens
Media/Materials
Moose hide/skin, fur, yarn, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Sewn, braided, overlay beadwork
Dimensions
35.00 x 23.00 x 7.00 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67fe0f20b-5253-4573-8480-d16a72e6d67f
Record ID
NMAI_271198