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Decorated sealskin mat
Object Number 62-3-10/39155
Display Title Decorated sealskin mat
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mat, seal fur, oval, fringe border, applique zoo/anthropomorphic design
Classification
  • Household accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms Hudson Bay Region; Pelly Bay
Materials Seal fur
Dimensions Overall: 68 x 56 cm (26 3/4 x 22 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62-3-10/39155
Provenance
Collector Chauncey C. Nash (1962)
Donor Chauncey C. Nash

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