Parka
| Object Number: | NA2844 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Eskimo |
| Provenience: | Canada Repulse Bay |
| Culture Area: | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Glass Caribou Hide |
| Length: | 82 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from George Comer, 1913 |
Description
Woman's inner parka made from caribou hide. The hood is sized to accomodate a baby supported by straps on the wearer's back. Beadwork patterns parallel traditional tattoo designs. A top-sail schooner, possibly the collector's ship the "Era," is depicted at the base of the hood, seen upside down when worn.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Discovering the Past: Highlights from the University Museum (IBM) (20 Jun 1989 - 20 Aug 1989) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Catalogue, Collection] Williams, Lucy F. 2003. Guide to the North American Ethnographic Collection at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 24, pl. 8 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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