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Object Number 88-51-10/49959
Display Title Bag, shaman's medicine
Descriptions
Object Description Shaman's medicine bag
Inventory Description Pouch, needle case, fur exterior, sewn w/ sinew, glass bead decoration, fur frin
Classification
  • Pouch
  • Shaft, modified
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Unknown sinew , Caribou skin , Bearded Seal gut? , Unknown skin , Cloth , Glass beads , Human hair , Beaver fur , Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 14.4 x 0.7 cm (5 1/2 x 5 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49959, [37720]
Provenance
Exchange participant Smithsonian Institution (01/01/1888)
Collector Unknown (1838-1886)

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