Culture/People:

probably Unangax̂ (Aleut) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

William M. Fitzhugh (William MacPherson Fitzhugh), Non-Indian, 1853-1929  Search this

Seller:

Estate of William M. Fitzhugh  Search this

Object Name:

Parka

Media/Materials:

Seal gut/intestines , fur, hide

Techniques:

Sewn

Dimensions:

113 x 139 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (fitted)

Indigenous Term:

kapitaq

Place:

Unalaska Island; Aleut Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)

Archipelago:

Aleutian Islands

Island Name:

Unalaska Island

Island Grouping:

Fox Islands

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William M. Fitzhugh (1853-1929, a San Francisco collector); purchased by MAI from the estate of William M. Fitzhugh in 1936.

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Catalog Number:

19/3351

Barcode:

193351.000

See related items:

Unangax̂ (Aleut)

Clothing/Garments: Outerwear (fitted)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d6491ce5-9e27-4d36-b2b5-06c1537eb6c4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_206686