Museum catalogue: Arctic Material Culture Collection
Muff
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Accession no.: | N: 859 | ||||||
Title: | Muff | ||||||
Description: | Muff, feathers. Kitaamiut (West Greenlanders). Aasiaat Kommuneat (Egedesminde District), Kalaallit Nunaata Kitaa (West Greenland), 1927-1931. | ||||||
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Number of items: | 1 | ||||||
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Rectangular in shape. Exterior is made from three parallel bands of bird feathers. Central strip of grey, green and black feathers on a white ground (possibly adult male King Eider, Somateria spectablilis) is flanked by two strips of brown feathers (possibly female King Eider, Somateria spectabilis). Interior is lined with soft light brown down feathers. Structural sewing is with white thread. |
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