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Object Number
88-51-10/49957
Display Title
Bag, seal skin
Descriptions
Object Description
Sealskin bag. May have been a tool bag or weapons bag.
Inventory Description
Seal skin bag, spotted tan coat, opening at midsection, flat
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Sealskin
Dimensions
Overall: 78.5 x 42 cm (30 7/8 x 16 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49957
Provenance
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(01/01/1888)
Collector
Unknown
(1883-1886)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50221 | Bag, seal skin |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50227 | Bag, seal skin |
Bag
|
Cape Darby
| |
| 03-1-10/62757 | Bag made of seal skin |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
| 25-49-60/D2466 | Seal skin pocket |
Bag
|
Sakhalin Island
| |
| 88-51-10/50430 | Seal skin trousers |
Pants
|
Canada
| |
| 25-49-60/D2494 | Seal skin pocket |
Bag
|
Sakhalin Island
| |
| 94-38-10/87059 | Seal-skin pouch with floral embroidery |
Bag
|
Canada
| |
| 74-6-10/7582 | Seal skin dress |
Dress
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/52156 | Sealskin bag |
Bag
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 15-36-10/86635 | Child's seal skin moccasins |
Moccasin
|
Fort Wrangell
| |
| 49-30-10/32207 | Small seal skin pouch trimmed with calico, wool & beads |
Pouch
|
Quebec
| |
| 94-38-10/87058 | Seal-skin hanging pouch with fur trim and floral embroidery |
Pouch
|
Canada
|