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Object Number
88-51-10/50260
Display Title
Seal drag
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Seal shaped ornament, spotted with inlaid features, on leather thong
Classification
- Fishing and trapping
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Ayaasariarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms
Cape Nome
Materials
Ivory, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 33 x 8.1 x 2.1 cm (13 x 3 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50260/ Nelson/ 4192
Provenance
Collector
Edward William Nelson
(1879)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50225 | Seal drag |
Fishing and trapping
|
Cape Darby
| |
| 98-18-10/52011 | Seal drag |
Fishing and trapping
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 88-51-10/50349 | Seal drag. |
Fishing and trapping
|
North Slope Burough
| |
| 04-28-10/63553 | Seal drag |
Fishing and trapping
|
Alaska
| |
| 21-14-10/87667.1 | Seal drags, carved bone & ivory handles w/ braided & knotted sinew cords |
Fishing and trapping
|
Canada
| |
| 17-20-10/87217 | Seal drag |
Fishing and trapping
|
Canada
| |
| 23-21-10/97990 | Seal drag ? |
Tools
|
Greenland
| |
| 21-14-10/87687 | Drag handle, Copper Eskimo. Toggle used to drag game home. 10x14x1 cm. |
Fishing and trapping
|
Nunavut
| |
| 98-18-10/52163 | Model of seal harpoon |
Fishing and trapping
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 01-16-10/57019 | Boat hook and seal dart |
Fishing and trapping
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/52072 | Stone club for killing seals |
Fishing and trapping
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 98-18-10/51986 | Toggles in form of seal |
Fishing and trapping
|
Nome Census Area
|