Culture/People:

Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]  Search this

Collector:

Farrar Burn, Non-Indian, 1888-1974  Search this

June Burn (Inez June Chandler Burn/Mrs. Farrar Burn), Non-Indian, 1893-1969  Search this

Previous owner:

Farrar Burn, Non-Indian, 1888-1974  Search this

June Burn (Inez June Chandler Burn/Mrs. Farrar Burn), Non-Indian, 1893-1969  Search this

Seller:

Farrar Burn, Non-Indian, 1888-1974  Search this

Object Name:

Man's parka

Media/Materials:

Caribou hide/skin

Techniques:

Sewn

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (fitted)

Place:

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

Archipelago:

Bering Sea Islands

Island Name:

Saint Lawrence Island

Collection History:

Collected by Farrar Burn (1888-1974) and his wife June Chandler Burn (1893-1969) between 1920 and 1921 when they taught in a school on Saint Lawrence Island; purchased by MAI from Farrar Burn in 1923.

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Catalog Number:

11/6790

Barcode:

116790.000

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/ws64c60dc77-dc94-4d96-861b-11de29ca5cdc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_125801