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Trousers

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Accession no.: N: 887
Title: Trousers
Description: Trousers, man's, caribou skin. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Iglulik, Nunavut, Canada, 1936-1937.
Object type: Trousers
Classified name:
Current cultural affiliation: Iglulingmiut
Former cultural affiliation: Iglulik Eskimo
Current place name: Canada > Nunavut > Iglulik
Former place name: Canada > Northwest Territories > Igloolik
Gender: male
Keyword(s): Trousers
Field collection:
Person: rowley
Place: Canada > Nunavut > Iglulik
Date: 1936
Number of items: 1
Full description:

Trousers: Man's, outer. Knee-length made from caribou skin with the brown hair to the exterior. Upper edge of back is longer than front. Pocket of brown fabric is sewn to interior on each side. Skin around bottom edge of each leg is turned to the interior. Skin around upper edge is turned to the interior to form a casing. Beige cord is threaded through casing emerging through holes at each side and back. Structural sewing is with sinew and thread.

Dimensions: Image:
  • at waist) Width: 450mm
  • Height: ?mm; length: 770mm; diameter: ?mm; depth: ?mm