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Sealskin trunks
Object Number 93-14-10/49705
Display Title Sealskin trunks
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Naatsut, puisip amianik sanaaq
Object Description Sealskin trunks
Inventory Description Woman's trunks, seal fur, worn
Classification
  • Underwear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Greenland Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms Arctic highlands
Materials Ringed Seal skin
Dimensions Overall: 38.5 x 23 cm (15 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49705
Provenance
Collector Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
Donor Donated by Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary (1893)

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