Help identifying seal skin/fur

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Rythmer

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Hello all. I'm having a hard time confirming if the clothing set a family member left for me is legitimate seal skin/fur. It appears to be attached or sewn onto unmarked clothing. Any help would be appreciated. Even if it's pointing me to a different site. I just snapped a few pictures. I can take more if needed.

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vivavintageclothing said:
Yes. The main parts of the jacket and boots looks like seal, but with another, fluffier fur as trim.

I love the pictorial trim! Is that made of fur, too? If so, maybe the design was dyed onto it?
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It's very difficult for me to tell if it's the trim is the same fur or if it's something else. It feels like the same coarseness of material as the main body of the clothing but just shorter length, if that makes sense. It's hard for me to tell if it's the same material.
Also, thank you all so much for the responses. I apologize for the late reply.
It was in a small house for years with someone who smoked cigarettes heavily.
I don't know as if a standard dry cleaner would know how to clean something like this.
Would any of you have suggestions on how to deodorize and/or have it cleaned?
 
I'm no help with identification, but wanted to say that I once had some really stinky furs that I hung on a covered porch for several weeks and the odor disappeared.
Marian
 
Jonathan said:
Spotted seal is the body of the parka and boots, commercial leather used for the palms of the mitts, boot tops and parka cuffs etc. The inlaid fur bands are really nice.This is from an Alaskan Inupiat (Eskimo) craftsperson, probably made for a cooperative shop, probably 1970s or early 1980s. The long haired fur trim looks like Arctic fox - their summer coat, which is brown/gray/black and typically mottled with white.
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Thank you so much for the reply. It was my late father's who left it for me. A long time ago I remember him saying that a Native Alaskan friend of his gave it to him. I have no idea what I'd do with it here in the South, but I was hoping to at least get an idea of its material so I could look for some way to clean/deodorize it safely.
Again, thank you so much for the response!
 
coastalfurandleather said:
These are beautiful. Do you still have it? It's harbor seal and trim is wolverine. I am a skin sew-er in Alaska and often work with seal skins.
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Hello hello! Thank you for the reply!
Yes, I still have it. Still haven't been able to find anyone local to me who seems to know how to clean and treat it without causing damage.
 
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