Pair of Knitted Two-Thumbed Mittens from Greenland Given to Charles and Anne Lindbergh

Title

Pair of Knitted Two-Thumbed Mittens from Greenland Given to Charles and Anne Lindbergh

Date

1933-1934

Description

Brown-green double thumbed mittens given to Charles and Anne Lindbergh during their 1933 visit to Sisimiut, Greenland. The purpose of the two tumbs is that the allow the wearer to flip the mittens over is they get wet. This set of mittens was given along with a full sized kayak that is also held in the Lindbergh Object Collection.

Subject

Clothing and dress
Mittens
Inuit

Source

Missouri Hub

Language

English

Relation

https://images2.mohistory.org/images/1934-024-0053_0001/medium.jpg

References

https://mohistory.org/collections/item/1934-024-0053

Citation

“Pair of Knitted Two-Thumbed Mittens from Greenland Given to Charles and Anne Lindbergh,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 17, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/32666.

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