Pouch Made from Bird's Feet, Decorated with Dance Gloves with Down Trim on the front and a Pair of Boots on the reverse, with a Claw Clasp
possibly Yup'ik
Western Arctic
Arctic
collected about 1903
Bird feet (likely swan foot, possibly albatross) sewn and decorated with leather applique, bird down, claw clasp, hide strap
Overall: 6 1/8 × 6 9/16 in. (15.5 × 16.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Charles Sheldon
50.42.12486
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Bag
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Charles Alexander Sheldon (1867-1928), in Alaska; to his wife, Louise Walker Gulliver Sheldon (1867-1950), Woodstock, Vermont; given to present collection, 1950.
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