On loan to The Met The Met accepts temporary loans of art both for short-term exhibitions and for long-term display in its galleries.
Parka
Unrecorded Central Yup’ik artist Native American
Not on view
Kamleikas, or parkas, are lightweight, pullover-style garments painstakingly constructed over several weeks using harvested, dried, and cured seal or other sea-mammal gut. The materials are carefully pieced together using tiny stitches of grass or sinew so as to make the garment windproof and rainproof. The colorful purple- and red-dyed walrus-fur embellishments in V-shaped patterns elevate this particular kamleika to the status of festival or ceremonial clothing.
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