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Object Number
36-64-10/6151
Display Title
One pair of skin gloves--part of suit of skin clothing (36-64-10/6147-6157).
Descriptions
Object Description
One pair of skin gloves--part of suit of skin clothing (36-64-10/6147-6157)
Inventory Description
Mittens, pair of skin mittens, cloth lined, fur exterior, green cloth ties
Classification
- Mitten
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
/
St. Lawrence Island
Materials
Reindeer hide, Reindeer fur, Cloth
Dimensions
Overall: 41 x 24 x 8 cm (16 1/8 x 9 7/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-64-10/6151 & Manufactures By / LOMEN REINDEER CORPORATION/Nome, Alaska
Provenance
Collector
Admiral Richard E. Byrd
(?)
Collector
John K. Howard
(1933)
Donor
John K. Howard
(May 27, 1936)
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