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Object Number
98-18-10/52121
Display Title
Seal decoy
Descriptions
Object Description
Seal decoy
Inventory Description
Seal decoys, carved wood handle, 3 tines covered with claws, lashed with sinew
Classification
- Decoy
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms
Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials
Wood, Animal claw, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 23.1 x 5 x 2 cm (9 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
52121
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Miner Bruce
(?)
Donor
Capt. Miner Bruce
(1898)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98-18-10/52122 | Seal decoy |
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