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Grass mat
Object Number 98-18-10/51959
Display Title Grass mat
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mat, oblong, braided vegetable fiber, fur strip at center
Classification
  • Mat
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials Vegetable fiber, Fur
Dimensions Overall: 81.5 x 60 cm (32 1/16 x 23 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51959
Provenance
Collector Capt. Miner Bruce (?)
Donor Capt. Miner Bruce (1898)

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