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Dried elk rib meat
Object Number 00-12-10/55814
Display Title Dried elk rib meat
Descriptions
Inventory Description Food, dried flattened animal flesh with hide and fur
Classification
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Athapascan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms Great Slave Lake; Fort Rae
Materials Animal hide, Animal fur
Dimensions Overall: 43.5 x 29 cm (17 1/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55814
Historical Language
Museum staff recognize the offensive nature of the term “slave” in describing the geographic context for this item; however, the geographic place name is still in use and we are not aware of any current term that has replaced it
Provenance
Provenance Prof. Frank Russell (1891-92)

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