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Object Number 67-24-10/656
Display Title Esquimo mittens
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mittens, polar bear fur
Classification
  • Mitten
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms Anderson River
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 19 x 12 cm (9 1/16 x 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1 Pair
Provenance
Collector Robert MacFarlane (?)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1867)

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