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Gutskin;Wood/Plant material;Feather;Fur
20th century
Alutiiq
Courtesy of the Kodiak History Museum
Mrs. Reed W. Ferris (Margaret Learn) Collection
Made from bear intestine, decorated with eagle down and bits of red and blue yarn, white rabbit fur on edge of sleeves, brown and orange twined yarn design around neck, faded green and pink braid around bottom
Dana K. Senge's description:This child's kamleika is fabricated from strips of intestine machine stitched together with natural/cream colored thread. The stitch lines are decorated with tufts of blue and red wool yarn and eagle down. The bottom hem is decorated with machine manufactured embroidered ribbon, the nect opening with burgundy and red yarn, and the sleeve openings with white fur-possible rabbit fur.