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Parka (cloak), reindeer skin
Parka (cloak), reindeer skin
Object Number 77-13-10/11260
Display Title Parka (cloak), reindeer skin
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Parka
Object Description Parka (cloak), reindeer skin
Inventory Description Coat, reindeer fur, trimmed with fox fur, buckskin straps
Classification
  • Coat
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / <County> / <City> / Norton Sound
Additional Geographic Terms Norton Sound region
Materials Fur, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 122 x 65 cm (48 1/16 x 25 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 11260
Provenance
Collector William J. McIntyre (1876)
Seller William J. McIntyre (February 24, 1877)

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