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Qusuŋŋaq (outer fur parka with hair outside)
Qusuŋŋaq (outer fur parka with hair outside)
Qusuŋŋaq (outer fur parka with hair outside)

Qusuŋŋaq (outer fur parka with hair outside)

NameQusuŋŋaq (outer fur parka with hair outside)
Artist Artist Not Recorded
CultureIñupiaq
Date1942
Place madePoint Hope, Alaska, United States, North America
MediumCaribou, wolverine, sinew
DimensionsH 50.5" x W 58" D 9.5" Chest: 46"
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Charles Caldwell, A.1968.23.1
Object numberA.1968.23.1 CP
DescriptionParka, of caribou. Wolverine trim, called pohitak, around face of hood; this prevents hoar-frost from adhering to face. Wolverine also stitched around wrists and bottom edge of garment.
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