E0271: Inuit- Rain Jacket

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0271

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Outerwear

Marks/Labels:

TAG: "Water-proof fish skin shirt" and there is a list of some sort on back of tag.

Materials:

animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ intestine
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather

Dimensions:

98 cm L
59 cm W

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Alaska, USA

Description:

Inuit rain jacket made of animal intestine.

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