Trousers: Part of Quilled And Beaded Caribou Skin Suit Item Number: E209572-1 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Alan Zuboff, Linda Wynne, and Ruth Demmert made the following comments during the Tlingit Recovering Voices Community Research Visit, March 13-March 24, 2017. The group agrees that the trousers are made of caribou hide. It was likely obtained through trade because Tlingits didn't normally hunt caribou because the animals were not local. The individual stitching of the quills cannot be seen, which suggests the design work was woven on a loom and not directly onto the garment.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by Lt. George T. Emmons in Alaska, USA during 1900
- Received on March 28, 1901
What
- Name
- Trousers: Part of Quilled And Beaded Caribou Skin Suit
- Identification Number
- E209572-1
- Type of Item
- moccasin trouser
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit
- Field Collector
- Lt. George T. Emmons
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1900
- Acquisition Date
- on March 28, 1901
Other
- Accession Number
- 037750