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Object Number 30-68-10/K3
Display Title Woman's skin pouch; seal flippers and mosaic decoration
Descriptions
Inventory Description Leather and bear claw bag, embroidered, painted, leather handle, cloth inside.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Greenland
Dimensions Overall: 17.5 x 20.5 x 1 cm (6 7/8 x 8 1/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object K3
Provenance
Collector Dr. Martin Luther (1929)
Donor Dr. Martin Luther (1930)

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