Kamleika
- Description
- A completely waterproof garment, made of strips of seal gut, that in Arctic conditions remains pliable. Double-folded seams sewn with sinew thread and birdbone needles. A type of kamleika worn by men when out hunting in kayaks.
- Accession Loan No.
- E799
- Collection Class
- Clothing and accessories
- Common Name
- kamleika
- Simple Name
- parka
- Full Name
- mammal gut parka
- Production Year High
- 1860
- Production County
- Bering Sea
- Production Country
- Arctic
- Production Area Region
- N
- Production Continent
- America
- Family Group
- Material
- seal gut; hair or seal fur; gut or sinew; seal gut or skin
- Function Name
- clothing
- Function Detail
- worn over a fur or bird skin parka, when out hunting in kayaks
- Collection Area Region
- N
- Collection Continent
- America
