Leather pants
Dawn Randazzo (Contributor)
William Smith (Contributor)
Vincent Evans (Contributor)
Pamela Smith (Contributor)
William Smith (Contributor)
Vincent Evans (Contributor)
Pamela Smith (Contributor)
William Smith: William is wondering about the origin and age of the pants due to the buttons on it.
Dawn Randazzo: I wonder if the bottom next to the foot is a waterproof stitch.
Pamela Jean Smith: Speculates; could be Caraboo.
Jens Matuschek: Ahtna people recognized bite marks of a specific fly in the leather which suggests it might be moose.
Vince Evans: Often a different animal for the bottom of these type of pants was used.
Hauke Ziessler: tokatat'l (Orthographie nach Jacobson Karteikarte, Indigener Name)
Jens Matuschek: Could be just decoration and not a real stitch.
William Smith: Doesn't think it is a waterproof stitch. Unless they really greased them down with bear grease or something, it would just fill up with water. So William doesn't think it is a waterproof stitch used on these pants.
William Smith: They're long johns, as they're thin. They're sewn by women. Looks like 'long johns' like undergarment. Would wear something on top.
William Smith: Are sewn inside out. Wonders if it is part of a hunting gear.
Dawn Randazzo: Softened leather.
William Smith: If you look at how thin the sinew thread is, and how long it took to therefore sew is amazing. What kinds of needles were used? Notes the details in the stitching.
William Smith: Buttons were very valuable and would be traded around, you would trade for buttons. Has buttons on it. Which suggests trade routes and also that it might have been more valuable than other similar pants. The buttons might be an artifact of trading with other cultures.
Pamela Smith: The pants might not be from the Chugach region.
Dawn Randazzo: I wonder if the bottom next to the foot is a waterproof stitch.
Pamela Jean Smith: Speculates; could be Caraboo.
Jens Matuschek: Ahtna people recognized bite marks of a specific fly in the leather which suggests it might be moose.
Vince Evans: Often a different animal for the bottom of these type of pants was used.
Hauke Ziessler: tokatat'l (Orthographie nach Jacobson Karteikarte, Indigener Name)
Jens Matuschek: Could be just decoration and not a real stitch.
William Smith: Doesn't think it is a waterproof stitch. Unless they really greased them down with bear grease or something, it would just fill up with water. So William doesn't think it is a waterproof stitch used on these pants.
William Smith: They're long johns, as they're thin. They're sewn by women. Looks like 'long johns' like undergarment. Would wear something on top.
William Smith: Are sewn inside out. Wonders if it is part of a hunting gear.
Dawn Randazzo: Softened leather.
William Smith: If you look at how thin the sinew thread is, and how long it took to therefore sew is amazing. What kinds of needles were used? Notes the details in the stitching.
William Smith: Buttons were very valuable and would be traded around, you would trade for buttons. Has buttons on it. Which suggests trade routes and also that it might have been more valuable than other similar pants. The buttons might be an artifact of trading with other cultures.
Pamela Smith: The pants might not be from the Chugach region.
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