Mukluks

Date created
1965
Culture/People
Deg Hit'an (Deg Xit'an)
Previous owner
Rosemary E. Ross, Non-Indian
Donor
Rosemary E. Ross, Non-Indian
Collection History
Raffled off by the unnamed artist to raise money to pay for dental care; won in the raffle by Rosemary E. Ross, who lived in Holy Cross, Alaska, in 1965-1966 and worked as a volunteer at the Catholic mission; donated to NMAI by Rosemary E. Ross in 2016.
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Place
Holy Cross Region; Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
See related items
Deg Hit'an (Deg Xit'an)
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/9692
Barcode
269692.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Object Name
Mukluks
Media/Materials
Caribou hide/skin, cotton cloth, animal hair, fur, wool yarn, glass bead/beads, sinew
Techniques
Sewn, overlay beadwork
Dimensions
24.5 x 27.0 x 10.0 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6142a9572-5abd-4eed-b305-f07ac3d512e9
Record ID
NMAI_412529