Woman's Parka with brown and white fur designs Item Number: 36.42 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Woman's parka of brown and white fur (caribou?) with the brown used as a design on the white fur. It is trimmed in a hide fringe around the curvilinear back bottom and front edges. There is bordered white fur near the face area, fur on the sleeves cut to form stripes, geometric design on the chest and over the stomach flap. Fringe hangs from the hem of upper portion like a weskit and from shoulder epaulets. It was exhibited with 36.32.Note: photo in Luna is upside down.
Credit Line
Frank L. Babbott Fund
Item History
- Made between 1900 and 1930
What
Who
- Culture
- Inupiaq Eskimo and Yup'ik Eskimo
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1900 and 1930
Other
- Classification
- Clothing