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Inupiaq man’s parka

circa 1900

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Washington, DC, and New York, NY, United States

Details

Title: Inupiaq man’s parka
Date Created: circa 1900
Location: Cape Nome, Alaska
Physical Dimensions: 134 x 131 x 15 cm
Type: Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (fitted)
Medium: Caribou hide/skin, fox skin/fur, wolf skin/fur, wool cloth, sinew
Techniques: Sewn, pieced, appliquéd
Culture: Inupiaq (Alaskan Inupiat Eskimo)
Catalog Number: 6/3308

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian

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