Socks/Boot liners

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Culture/People: Inughuit [Cape York]
Collector: Robert E. Peary (Robert Edwin Peary), Non-Indian, 1856-1920
Previous owner: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), 1869-

Collection History: Collected by Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary (1856-1920), probably in 1891; acquired by the American Museum of Natural History (New York, New York) in 1895; acquired by MAI in 1919 through an exchange with the American Museum of Natural History.
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Place: Smith Sound; Qaanaaq Municipality (Thule, Qaanaap); Avannaa (North Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Inughuit [Cape York]; Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 8/9556
Barcode: 089556.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Object Name: Socks/Boot liners
Media/Materials: Rabbit skin/fur
Techniques: Sewn

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6de38412d-f54a-44c7-b7b7-e19ccd7ad635

Record ID: NMAI_96550