Boots Item Number: A2.112 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pair of boots made of sealskin and the throat of a sea mammal (possibly walrus). The feet are made of dark brown dehaired skin. The front and sides of the uppers are made of yellow-brown dehaired skin and the back is made of the yellow-grey thin throat of a sea mammal (walrus?). The uppers are relatively wide compared to the narrow fitted feet and are pleated at the bottom were they are sewn onto the foot section.
History Of Use
While mass-produced clothing from the south is now commonly worn, the making of skin clothing is being revived in the Arctic.
Specific Techniques
The pieces are sewn together with an overcast stitch and a running stitch.
Cultural Context
footwear
Item History
- Made in Nikolski, Alaska, USA before 1959
- Collected between 1954 and 1956
- Owned by Gordon Marsh before June 15, 1959
- Received from Gordon Marsh (Donor) on June 15, 1959
What
Who
- Culture
- Aleut
- Previous Owner
- Gordon Marsh
- Received from
- Gordon Marsh (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nikolski, Alaska, USA
When
- Creation Date
- before 1959
- Collection Date
- between 1954 and 1956
- Ownership Date
- before June 15, 1959
- Acquisition Date
- on June 15, 1959
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2238/0001 a-b