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Early Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Caribou Mukluks

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Early Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Caribou Mukluks
Featured in this lot is this pair of Alaskan Inuit Eskimo Caribou mukluks. Mukluks are a soft, supple knee-high boots traditionally made of sealskin, caribou, or reindeer skin and originally worn by the Native people of the Arctic, including the Inuit, Aleut, and Yupik tribes. The name Mukluk is derived from the Yupik word 'maklak', meaning "bearded seal", in reference to the bearded seal skin used to make the soles of the boots. They feature a well decorated inside trade cotton lining, with the top of the Mukluks showing a trim of vibrant green trade cloth. This pair of Mukluk's shows fair overall condition given their age, with a tear in the heel of the left Mukluk and a wear spot to the front of the same pair. The Mukluks show long strips of tanned hide to help secure the shoe to the foot. These measure 16 1/2" tall. The soles measure 10" long.