Summer Parka Item Number: 3499/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Summer weight amauti style parka. Made of white cotton with yarn decorations. Thick red and blue, braided tassel, pinned to form scallops, hangs below neck opening. Large red panel covers torso. Decorated with two vertical rectangles, filled with “X” shapes. Motifs done in yellow, white, light blue, and black sparkly ribbons. Green and yellow fringe hangs from bottom edge. Top and bottom edges of sleeves are bordered with embroidered bands. Decorated with multi-coloured “X” and “O” shapes, and geometric motifs. Band along top is dark red, bottom band is white. Extending down from the top band, covering the upper arm, are long strands of multi-coloured fringe. Parka has flaps along the front and back bottom edges; the back one longer than the front. Both are trimmed with bands made up of dark blue, light blue and green diagonal lines. White fringe hangs from edges of both flaps. The hood is decorated with pink, red and blue fringe along the edges. Fringe extends from a multi-coloured embroidered band, made up of linear and geometric motifs. Edges of hood opening are trimmed with dark green bands with birds and floral motifs embroidered across them. Pouch, accessible from interior, bulges out from the back of the parka. Two bunches of multi-coloured fringe hang from bottom edge. Parka is unlined.
Narrative
This summer parka was made by Myra Kukiiyaut in the 1970s, and gifted to the donor when she visited Baker Lake.
Item History
- Made by Myra Kukiiyaut (Maker) in Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada between 1970 and 1979
- Owned by Rosalind Whalley before June 2, 2021
- Received from Rosalind Whalley (Donor) on June 2, 2021
What
- Name
- Summer Parka
- Identification Number
- 3499/1
- Type of Item
- parka
- Material
- cotton fibre, wool fibre, plastic and dye
- Overall
- height 180.5 cm, width 116.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Creator
- Myra Kukiiyaut (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Rosalind Whalley
- Received from
- Rosalind Whalley (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada and Qamanittuaq, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1970 and 1979
- Ownership Date
- before June 2, 2021
- Acquisition Date
- on June 2, 2021
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3499/0001