Boot

71-12-3B

From: Siberia | Sakhalin | Amur River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 71-12-3B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo | Gilyak | Goldy
Provenience Siberia | Sakhalin | Amur River
Culture Area Siberia
Period Late 19Th Century
Section American
Materials Fishskin | Caribou Intestine
Description

Scroll pattern - Made of white fishskin, decorated with caribou intenstine applique. Made in patches of fishskin. Top of boot is higher in front than back. Top banded by black, followed by a wider red band with white scrollwork, followed by a thin red stripe. Top of the foot is decorated with black applique.

Height 32 cm
Length 24 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. J. Klejman; subscription of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wright, 1971

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