Woman's parka

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Previous owner: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) circa 1917.
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Place: East of Cape Nome; Cape Nome; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (fitted)
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/3308
Barcode: 063308.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (fitted)
Indigenous Term: atigi

Object Name: Woman's parka
Media/Materials: Caribou hide/skin, fox skin/fur, wolf skin/fur, wool cloth, sinew
Techniques: Sewn, pieced, appliquéd
Dimensions: 134 x 131 x 15 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68852ac87-33af-43ff-9d66-8f81a7dd075e

Record ID: NMAI_68053