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Catalog Number CAS 0604-0001   CAS 0604-0001; Parka
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Parka
Culture Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County Bethel or Nome
Other Geographic Data Yukon- Kuskokwim Delta region or possibly Nome
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Seal intestine; Dyed seal skin; Sinew; Cotton string; Glass beads
Description Man's hooded parka made from lengths of bleached seal intestines sewn together with sinew in a spiral pattern with very narrow strips of dyed (yellow or red) seal skin worked into some of the seams; Face opening on hood has cotton string drawstring terminating with short seal skin tassel decorated with red and blue glass beads; Hemline, sleeve cuffs, and hood are edged in dyed (yellow, red, and black) sealskin.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 65.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = ca. 109.0