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Object Number
88-51-10/50314
Display Title
Housewife
Descriptions
Object Description
Housewife
Inventory Description
Pouch, needle case, skin, multi-colored sewn with sinew and white thread
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
/
Port Clarence
Dimensions
Overall: 25.6 x 28.1 x 3.8 cm (10 1/16 x 11 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50314; 46377, 3739, Eskimo Port Clarence / Alaska T.H. Bean
Provenance
Collector
T. H. Bean
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(01/01/1888)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/49961 | Bag |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
| 90-17-10/48418 | Pouch, made of skin |
Bag
|
Alaska?
| |
| 88-51-10/50069.1 | Bag made of fishskin, unrolled |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
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| 88-51-10/50266 | Housewife [i.e., pouch] |
Pouch
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 88-51-10/50291 | Bag made of skin, rolled |
Pouch
|
Sledge Island
| |
| 25-5-10/98129 | Child's boots |
Boot
|
Alaska
| |
| 99-12-10/53135 | Intestine waterproof coat |
Coat
|
Alaska
| |
| 11-2-10/83860 | Wallet made of skin |
Needle case
|
Kodiak Island Borough
| |
| 06-7-10/72371 | Bag made of skin with leather decoration |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 90-17-10/48416.1 | Parkas made of intestine |
Raincoat
Shaft, modified |
Alaska?
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 88-51-10/50019 | Bag made of intestine |
Bag
Shaft, modified |
Aleutian Islands
| |
| 08-4-10/72929 | Model of kayak with 2 harpoon head models |
Raw Material
Kayak |
St. Michael Island
|