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Storage bag of young seal skin
Object Number 15-31-10/86179
Display Title Storage bag of young seal skin
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fur bag, oval, beaded cover flap with hair and fur fringe
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Kuskokwim River
Materials Hide
Dimensions Overall: 82.3 x 31.5 x 5.5 cm (32 3/8 x 12 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86179
Provenance
Collector Mr. Lee (?)
Donor Dudley L. Pickman (1915)

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