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Object Number 08-28-10/74696
Display Title Eider skin muff
Descriptions
Inventory Description Muff, down interior and exterior, eider feathers wrapped around center
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Greenland Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Greenland
Materials Down, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 23.5 x 18.7 x 3.7 cm (9 1/4 x 7 3/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 74696
Provenance
Collector Dr. John C. Phillips (1906 - 1908)
Donor Dr. John C. Phillips (1906 - 1908)

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