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1992.29.1.4

Short trousers of spotted sealskin with black leather waistband.

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1992.29.1.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Short trousers of spotted sealskin with black leather waistband.
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Maker Haldora Davidsen
Field collector Hannah Lis Jones
PRM source Hannah Lis Jones
Date / Period
Date made: 1991-1992
Date collected
1991 - 1992
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1992
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Seal Skin Animal, Material Animal Fur Skin, Process Appliqué, Process Woven
Dimensions
Length: max 390 mm, Width: max 500 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1992.29.1.4
Associated publications
For general information see "Festive clothing and national costumes in East Greenland" by Cunera Bujis and Mariane Petersen, published in 2004 in Art and representation Volume 28 number 1 pp 83-107. This article discusses the development of festive and national costumes primarily in East Greenland, but also with reference to the rest of Greenland. A copy is in the Related Documents File. [SM 24/03/2009]

Search terms: Clothing, Ritual and Ceremonial, Trousers