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Skin parka (to be worn on outside)--part of suit of skin clothing (6147-6157).
Image Not Available for Skin parka (to be worn on outside)--part of suit of skin clothing (6147-6157).
Object Number 36-64-10/6148
Display Title Skin parka (to be worn on outside)--part of suit of skin clothing (6147-6157).
Descriptions
Object Description Skin parka (to be worn on outside)--part of suit of skin clothing, (36-64-10/6147-6157)
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Provenance
Collector John K. Howard (1933)
Collector Admiral Richard E. Byrd (?)
Donor John K. Howard (May 27, 1936)

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