Woman's Parka
Item number 1005/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Woman's parka made of brown fur, with a lighter fur lined hood and delta trim around the bottom of the coat and arms. The delta trim is used at the seam between the dropped shoulder and the sleeve as well as at the bottom edge of the coat and sleeve. The trim around the dropped shoulders is made up of thin strips of red, green and blue cotton fabric and yellow ricrac sewn in a linear design. The trim around the cuff of the sleeves is a band of white fur. The trim around the bottom of the coat is white fur with two brown facing triangles. There is a thin red band above the triangles, a thin green band below and a thicker band of red along the bottom of the white trim. There are long fur fringes under the trim on the shoulders and under the hood on the front and back. The skin side of the fringes is dyed red.
Item History
- Made in Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Collected during 1966
- Owned by Jean Ferry before October 25, 1984
- Received from Jean Ferry (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on October 25, 1984
What
- Name
- Woman's Parka
- Identification Number
- 1005/1
- Type of Item
- parka
- Material
- caribou skin ?, wolf skin ? and fibre
- Overall
- height 14.0 cm, width 140.0 cm, depth 82.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Holman, Northwest Territories, Canada and Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Inuit: Inuinnait
- Previous Owner
- Jean Ferry
- Received from
- Jean Ferry (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1966
- Ownership Date
- before October 25, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on October 25, 1984
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 49
- Accession Number
- 1005/0001
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