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Collector:
Sven Haakanson Jr.  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. William Fitzhugh  Search this
Length - Object:
72 cm
Width - Object:
27 cm
Culture:
Nenets  Search this
Object Type:
Boot
Place:
Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area, Siberia, Russia, Asia
Accession Date:
24 Nov 2004
Collection Date:
1997
Notes:
PAIR OF WINTER DRESS/HOLIDAY BOOTS (KISIE OR KISY) MADE OF REINDEER LEG SKIN, FUR FACING OUT. SEWN WITH REINDEER SINEW. DIFFERENT COLORED FUR DECORATION WITH RED, BLUE , AND MUSTARD YELLOW WOOLEN FABRIC ACCENTS. BOOTS ARE THIGH LENGTH. FRONT IS HIGHER THAN BACK AND COMES TO A POINT. HAVE SINGLE LEATHER STRAP STITCHED ONTO BACK OF FRONT PANEL. BOTTOMS OF BOOTS HAVE FUR FACING OUT, WITH SOME BARE PATCHES SUGGESTING SOME WEAR. IDENTIFIED AS MENS' BOOTS BY COLLECTOR. ACQUIRED BY COLLECTOR THROUGH TRADE AGREEMENT WITH ANDRE AND RIESA SEROTTETA (HUSBAND & WIFE) FOR BINOCULARS AND EXPEDITION BATTERIES. PURCHASED BY COLLECTOR FOR $150.00 AMERICAN DOLLARS, PLUS OTHER UNSPECIFIED ITEMS THAT WERE PURCHASED BY COLLECTOR IN 1998 AND PLANNED TO BE GIVEN UPON HIS RETURN TO YAMAL. BOOTS VALUED AT $210.00 BY COLLECTOR. MADE BY RIESA SEROTETTA AND ANDRE'S SISTER, LUBA, IN 1996. INTENDED TO BE USED AS DRESS BOOTS DURING WINTER AND FOR HELD IN THE VILLAGES AND TOWNS. SEE ACCESSION RECORDS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Record Last Modified:
9 Feb 2016
Specimen Count:
2
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
420725
USNM Number:
E430437-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37627bd0f-f605-46cf-99c3-e797263f2736
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8503567