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Wound pins & bag, also known as pin & toggle set : "Pins are used to pin togethe
Wound pins & bag, also known as pin & toggle set : "Pins are used to pin togethe
Object Number 21-14-10/87667
Display Title Wound pins & bag, also known as pin & toggle set : "Pins are used to pin togethe
Descriptions
Object Description Wound pins & bag, also known as pin & toggle set : "Pins are used to pin together edges of wound where seal is struck to save blood. Toggle was used to drag seal home." 19x6x2 cm.
Inventory Description Animal skin with hair with three antler? pins, two hide loops at top
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Copper Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Nunavut
Additional Geographic Terms N. Canada, Coronation Gulf, McKenzie River Region, between Coppermine River and King William's Land
Materials Antler , Ivory? , Animal skin , Animal hair
Dimensions Overall: 19.5 × 7.2 × 2.1 cm (7 11/16 × 2 13/16 × 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87667
Provenance
Collector Alfred H. Anderson (1920-1921)
Seller Unknown (1921)

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