Boot
50-16-14A
From: United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 50-16-14A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Aleut |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1907 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Sea Mammal Hide |
| Description | "Ylee. Made for J. F. G. 1907" Tanned skins. Pointed upturned toe. Basically 3 pieces, sole of light colored skin, section covering top of foot of dark colored skin with seam in rear, leg covering of light colored skin with seam in front. Seam between top of foot and boot piece decorated with red commercial thread, top edge and front seam of boot piece with both red and blue thread. "Garter [?], wrapped around each boot, of braided sinew cord with traces of different colored woolen thread; loop at one end of garter, long knot of colored thread decoration at other, and button near end. |
| Length | 18.8 cm |
| Width | 6.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Henry V. Gummere, 1950 |
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