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Object Number
18-9-10/87304
Display Title
Whale float of seal skin
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Float, seal skin w/ red and black painted bands, heavy braided rope, wood handle
Classification
- Float
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Quileute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Washington
Materials
Sealskin, Fiber cord, Wood, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 134 x 45 x 55 cm (52 3/4 x 17 11/16 x 21 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87304
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Charles Frederick Newcombe
(5/1918)
Donor
Donated by
Peabody Museum Expedition
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Float
|
Labrador
| |
| 94-25-10/52382 | Toggle head, line, and float for seal harpoon |
Float
|
Greenland
| |
| 69-30-10/1704 | Seal float |
Float
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1705 | Seal float |
Float
|
Alaska
| |
| 72-20-10/7101 | Bladder float |
Float
|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 13-9-10/85272 | Sealskin float |
Raw Material
Shaft, modified Float |
Alaska
| |
| 94-25-10/52380 | Large seal float for harpoon line |
Float
|
Greenland
| |
| 17-17-10/87169 | Halibut float, hair-seal bladder inflated; prowhuns |
Float
|
Yilis?
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 01-16-10/57022 | Seal float |
Shaft, modified
Float |
Alaska
| |
| 54-4-10/34453 | Ivory plugs for seal skin floats |
Tools
|
Alaska
| |
| 34-18-10/2732 | Wooden plug from seal skin float |
Raw Material
Worked Wood |
Greenland
| |
| 23-21-10/97986.2 | Float with ivory tube |
Float
|
Greenland
|