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Image: Caribou parka with hood trimmed in polar bear fur (part of MacMillan's outfit, with polar bear pants)

Caribou parka with hood trimmed in polar bear fur (part of MacMillan's outfit, with polar bear pants)

48 x 32 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (122 x 83 x 14 cm)

Inuit (aka Eskimo, Inuk) Primary

Object Type: clothing
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Medium and Support: caribou hide
Credit Line: Gift of Donald and Miriam MacMillan
Accession Number: 1966.129.1
This caribou parka, trimmed with polar bear fur on cuffs, hem, and hood, was worn in camp, and used as a wearable sleeping bag by pulling in one's arms inside. It is thought that Donald MacMillan wore this on the 1908-09 North Pole expedition.

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