Culture/People:

Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik) [St. Lawrence Island]  Search this

Collector:

Arnold Liebes (Arnold Lloyd Liebes), Non-Indian, 1889-1957  Search this

Seller:

Arnold Liebes (Arnold Lloyd Liebes), Non-Indian, 1889-1957  Search this

Object Name:

Man's parka

Media/Materials:

Duck skin/skins

Techniques:

Sewn

Dimensions:

147 x 127 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (fitted)

Native Term:

ngelqaaghaq atkuk

Place:

Saint Lawrence Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Archipelago:

Bering Sea Islands

Island Name:

Saint Lawrence Island

Collection History:

Collected in 1923 by Arnold Liebes (1889-1957, a San Francisco furrier who did business in Alaska); purchased by MAI from Arnold Liebes in 1923.

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Catalog Number:

12/3415

Barcode:

123415.000

See related items:

Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]

Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (fitted)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64497f4fb-06fc-4872-9588-dda0d000f12d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_132439