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Caribou skin bag for shaman's outfit
Caribou skin bag for shaman's outfit
Object Number 14-27-10/85689
Display Title Caribou skin bag for shaman's outfit
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bag, fringed edges, 2 strap handles, soiled
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Gitksan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms Skeena River, Upper
Materials Leather
Dimensions Overall: 55.5 x 56.2 x 2.8 cm (21 7/8 x 22 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 14-27-10/85689
Provenance
Collector Lt. George Thornton Emmons (?)
Donor Lt. George Thornton Emmons (1914)

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