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Object Number
36-89-10/6228
Display Title
Skin bag with bone handle, tooth & bone fastener, stitched with skin thongs.
Descriptions
Object Description
Skin bag with bone handle, tooth & bone fastener, stitched with skin thongs & containing numbers 36-89-10/6229 through 36-89-10/6234.
Inventory Description
Bag, skin, very stiff, rawhide strap with carved bone handle and toggle closures
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms
Kaersut; Unamak, not far from
Materials
Skin, Bone, Animal tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 22.8 x 18 x 4.7 cm (9 x 7 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-89-10/6228
Provenance
Expedition
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
(1896)
Donor
Dr. John C. Phillips
(September 14, 1936)
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