Vest, c. 1800, 17 × 18 3/16 in. ( × cm), Sealskin, wool, bird quills, animal membranes, fur, United States or Canada, 18th-19th century, The Unangan and Alutiiq live on Kodiak Island and the lower part of Prince William Sound, in what is now Alaska. The woman who made this vest in the early 1800s used materials available in the Arctic, embellishing the basic sealskin garment with red wool from trade with Euro-Americans, bird quills, and other animal and bird parts that add color and texture. The zigzag designs on both sides are made from bird quills sewn onto the hide with sinew

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