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Fire set and tinder (skin bag to hold the tinder only?)
Fire set and tinder (skin bag to hold the tinder only?)
Object Number 21-14-10/87684
Display Title Fire set and tinder (skin bag to hold the tinder only?)
Descriptions
Object Description Fire set and tinder (skin bag to hold the tinder only?)
Inventory Description Fire set?, hide bag, wood, organic material, fur, resin?
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Copper Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Materials Hide, Wood, Fur, Organic, Resin?
Dimensions Overall: 24.5 x 15.5 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Quantity 7
Label on object 87684
Provenance
Provenance Alfred H. Anderson (1920-1921)

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