DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada
Qusuŋŋaq (outer fur parka with hair outside)
NameQusuŋŋaq (outer fur parka with hair outside)
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.
late 19th–early 20th century
late 19th–early 20th century
1942
1942
Early 20th century
1920-1972
1922
1920-1972
1920-1972
