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Object Number
55-38-10/35227
Display Title
Purse made of seal paws
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pouch, seal paws with claws, containing at least 1 carved ivory tool
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Greenland Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Greenland
Materials
Animal hide, Animal claw
Dimensions
Overall: 18.8 x 18.7 x 5.6 cm (7 3/8 x 7 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55-38-10/35227
Provenance
Collector
Eleanore E. Bang
(1925? - 1955)
Donor
Eleanore E. Bang
(1925? - 1955)
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