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Marmot skin "throw". Machine-sewn rectangles.
Marmot skin "throw". Machine-sewn rectangles.
Object Number 974-12-10/52248
Display Title Marmot skin "throw". Machine-sewn rectangles.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fur blanket, made from sewn rectangular pieces.
Classification
  • Blanket
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Artist Lilian Hammond
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Haines Borough / Haines
Materials Hide
Dimensions Overall: 4 x 168 x 95 cm (1 9/16 x 66 1/8 x 37 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 974-12-10/52248
Provenance
Collector Unknown (1973-1974)
Donor Unknown (March, 1974)

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