Parka
| Object Number: | NA11739 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Athapaskan |
| Provenience: | Alaska Yukon River Valley Yukon River |
| Culture Area: | Subarctic Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Caribou Hide Glass |
| Credit Line: | Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1926 |
| Other Number: | 112 - Other Number |
Description
Caribou hide parka with brown fur on the exterior. Hooded, with white and brown strips of fur hanging from around the neck and hood. Beaded ornamentation on the reverse of the hood. Beads are wrapped around two strips of fringe in a yellow, black, yellow sequence. Between the beaded strips is a rope of black beads with a yellow and blue pendant at the center. Evidence of patch repairs.
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