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42-14-1

From: United States of America | Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 42-14-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience United States of America | Alaska
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Intestine | Silk | Feathers | Wool
Description

Made of strips of intestine and edged on all sides with a scalloped strip of the same. Ornamented along seams by tufts of red and green or purple and yellow silk floss, also white down-feathers; bow-knots with ball ends of red wool spaced around the edges.

Length 100 cm
Width 79 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. H. A. Eberhardt, 1942

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