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Outer ParkaA2.486

Men’s outer coat or parka of cormorant skins. The coat has a close fitting hood and is thigh length. The sleeves, hood and hem are trimmed with a band of wolverine fur. The coat consists largely of the belly skins of the birds with smaller pieces on the lower part and wherever the design requires it, like the neck and shoulder areas. The inside of the coat is lined with canvas. Throughout the coat the feathers point downward except for the hood. Below the left sleeve a piece of white fur is inserted. The front and the back each consist of six belly skins. The back of the hood is made of one belly skin. Approximately thirty entire belly skins are used throughout the whole coat. In addition smaller pieces of bird skin are used and there's a small patch of caribou skin on one arm.

Culture
Siberian Yupik
Material
cormorant skin, wolverine skin, cotton fibre and caribou skin
Made in
St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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