Decorative Hide Mat (made for sale)
probably St. Lawrence Island Yupik or Eastern Siberian
Western Arctic
Arctic
late 19th century
Appliqued leather, fur, and commercial thread
Overall: 27 3/8 × 31 1/2 in. (69.5 × 80 cm)
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29.58.8865
Geography
Place Made: St Lawrence Island or Eastern SIberia, United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Textile
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Inscriptions
Tag on back: "Esquimo rug from Alaska"
Course History
Russian 38.23, Imagining Siberia, Tatiana Filimonova, Spring 2023
Provenance
Source unknown; catalogued, 1929.
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