Object Details
Culture/People
probably Iñupiaq (attributed)
Collector
Merlin Hugo Menk, Non-Indian, 1922-2008
Previous owner
Merlin Hugo Menk, Non-Indian, 1922-2008
Suzanne Stevenson, Non-Indian
Donor
Suzanne Stevenson, Non-Indian
Collection History
Collected or purchased in the 1960s by Merlin H. Menk (1922-2008) during a trip to Alaska, and given to his daughter Suzanne Stevenson; donated to NMAI in 2006 by Suzanne Stevenson.
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Date created
1960-1970
Catalog Number
26/5641
Barcode
265641.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Object Name
Boots
Media/Materials
Sealskin/fur, commercially tanned leather, corduroy, satin, commercial suede thong
Techniques
Sewn, cut, dyed
Dimensions
24 x 10 x 24 cm
Place
Kotzebue Sound; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
See related items
Iñupiaq
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_281868