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Object Number
07-8-10/75321
Display Title
Seal scratcher
Descriptions
Object Description
Seal scratcher
Inventory Description
Seal decoy, carved wood handle, 2 tines covered with claws, lashed with sinew
Classification
- Decoy
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Wood, Animal claw, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 25.3 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm (9 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
75321, Purchase Oyarak
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Vilhjalmur Stefansson
(1907)
Expedition
Anglo-American Polar Expedition
(1907)
Seller
Oyarak
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