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Walrus bladder for float
Walrus bladder for float
Object Number 88-51-10/50188
Display Title Walrus bladder for float
Descriptions
Inventory Description Float, animal bladder
Classification
  • Float
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1888
Culture
  • Bering Sea Eskimo
  • North Alaska Eskimo
  • Bering Strait Eskimo
  • Unaleet
  • Unaliqmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Norton Sound; Unaleet
Materials Walrus gut
Dimensions Overall: 37.3 x 11.8 x 1.5 cm (14 11/16 x 4 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50188\[427]\Unaleet\Nelson
Provenance
Collector Edward William Nelson
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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