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Skin sleeping bag--part of suit of skin clothing (36-64-10/6147-6157).
Image Not Available for Skin sleeping bag--part of suit of skin clothing (36-64-10/6147-6157).
Object Number 36-64-10/6147
Display Title Skin sleeping bag--part of suit of skin clothing (36-64-10/6147-6157).
Descriptions
Object Description Skin sleeping bag--part of suit of skin clothing, 36-64-10/6147-6157
Inventory Description Sleeping bag, skin exterior, fur-lined, stitched with sinew
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Materials Skin, Fur, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 191 x 58.8 cm (75 3/16 x 23 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-64-10/6147
Provenance
Collector Admiral Richard E. Byrd (1933)
Collector John K. Howard (1933)
Donor John K. Howard (May 27, 1936)

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