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Object Number
38-44-10/12875
Display Title
Mink skin tobacco pouch
Descriptions
Object Description
Mink skin tobacco pouch
Inventory Description
Pouch, full mink pelt, dried, filled with bark shavings
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Haida
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Northwest Coast
Materials
Mink hide
Dimensions
Overall: 53 x 9.1 x 2.4 cm (20 7/8 x 3 9/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-44-10/12875
Provenance
Owner
Grandson of Ohgishtahn
Collector
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(1888-1916)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(May 2, 1938)
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