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Bag of moss for lamp wicks
Bag of moss for lamp wicks
Object Number 23-29-10/98069
Display Title Bag of moss for lamp wicks
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bag, hide or leather with drawstring opening, stitched with sinew
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • East Greenland Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms Greenland, Eastern
Materials Leather, Hide, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 28.5 x 27 x 4.9 cm (11 1/4 x 10 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 98069
Provenance
Provenance Christian Leden (1923)

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