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Object Number
88-51-10/50069.1
Display Title
Bag made of fishskin, unrolled
Descriptions
Object Description
Fishskin bag, may be for midwife.
Inventory Description
Bag, needle case, fishskin with stitched trim
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Eskimo?
- Aleut?
- Yupik?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Bristol Bay
Dimensions
Overall: 34.5 x 30.7 x 2.8 cm (13 9/16 x 12 1/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
(55932); 50069
Provenance
Collector
Charles L. McKay
(ca. 1882)
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(01/01/1888)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50069.2 | Rolled fishskin bag |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
| 25-5-10/98129 | Child's boots |
Boot
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/2103 | Bag made of intestines |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 88-51-10/50019 | Bag made of intestine |
Bag
Shaft, modified |
Aleutian Islands
| |
| 88-51-10/50314 | Housewife |
Pouch
|
Port Clarence
| |
| 88-51-10/49960 | Bag made of fishskin and inner membrane |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/49962 | Bag |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/2104 | Cap made of intestines |
Hat
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50291 | Bag made of skin, rolled |
Pouch
|
Sledge Island
| |
| 69-30-10/2105 | Bag made of intestines |
Bag
|
Aleutian Islands
| |
| 88-51-10/49961 | Bag |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50018 | Bag made of intestine |
Bag
|
Aleutian Islands
|