Garment Item Number: A2.495 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
White cotton parka with hood and long sleeves. Garment is machine sewn with blue guidelines still visible on the hood and sides. The inside is unlined.
History Of Use
For hunting - camouflage.
Narrative
Said to have been purchased from Yupik people on St. Lawrence Island by Paul Tovey. Tovey had been living there, working as a teacher in a government school at Gambell, a village on the northwestern tip of the island.
Item History
- Made in St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected between 1955 and 1958
- Owned by Paul E. Tovey
- Owned by Mildred Tovey before May 1961
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Mildred Tovey (Seller) during May 1961
What
- Name
- Garment
- Identification Number
- A2.495
- Type of Item
- garment
- Material
- cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- sewn
- Overall
- height 115.5 cm, width 166.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Siberian Yupik
- Previous Owner
- Paul E. Tovey and Mildred Tovey
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Mildred Tovey (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- between 1955 and 1958
- Ownership Date
- before May 1961
- Acquisition Date
- during May 1961
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0048/0004