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Object Number
04-28-10/63540
Display Title
Seal decoy-handle end in shape of seal hand
Descriptions
Object Description
Seal decoy-handle end in shape of seal head
Inventory Description
Seal decoy, carved wood handle, 3 tines covered with claws, lashed with sinew
Classification
- Decoy
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Kuigpagmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Bering Sea; Lower Yukon River
Materials
Wood, Animal claw, Sinew, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 22.2 x 4.1 x 2.7 cm (8 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
63540, 20, A-8224
Credit Line
Exchange, University of California, Berkeley, 1904
Provenance
Collector
Rev. Charles Lemon Hall
Exchange participant
Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
(1904)
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