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Sealskin bag
Object Number 98-18-10/52156
Display Title Sealskin bag
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bag, sealskin, leather neck and base, torn, sewn with sinew
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials Sealskin, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 30 x 31.8 x 4.9 cm (11 13/16 x 12 1/2 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52156\ Leather bag
Provenance
Collector Capt. Miner Bruce (?)
Donor Capt. Miner Bruce (1898)

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