Robe from the Chilkat country, NW. Coast of America.
Tag: Alaska customs
Traditional dress, culture and customs of Alaska.

Auguste Racinet. The Costume History by Françoise Tétart-Vittu.
Racinet's Costume History is an invaluable reference for students, designers, artists, illustrators, and historians; and a rich source of inspiration for anyone with an interest in clothing and style. Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888, Auguste Racinet’s Le Costume historique was in its day the most wide-ranging and incisive study of clothing ever attempted.
Covering the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through to the end of the 19th century, the six volume work remains completely unique in its scope and detail. “Some books just scream out to be bought; this is one of them.” ― Vogue.com

Gwitchin. Peoples of Alaska in 1850th.
Gwitchin. Peoples of Alaska in 1850th.
Residents of Norton Sound of the Bering Sea, Alaska.
Inhabitants of Norton Sound of the Bering Sea, Alaska. From “Full Peoples Gallery in images of all nations” by Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsche, Meissen, 1840.