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Object Number
98-18-10/52122
Display Title
Seal decoy
Descriptions
Object Description
Seal decoy
Inventory Description
Seal decoy, carved wood handle, 2 tines covered w/ claws, lashed w/ fiber cord
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, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 28.7 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm (11 5/16 x 1 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
52122, 47
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Miner Bruce
(?)
Donor
Capt. Miner Bruce
(1898)
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