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Object Number
88-51-10/50266
Display Title
Housewife [i.e., pouch]
Descriptions
Object Description
Housewife [i.e., pouch]
Inventory Description
Pouch, fur-lined skin w/ flap, sinew sewn, fur edging, colored skin strips, skin
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Ayaasariarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms
Cape Nome
Dimensions
Overall: 37 x 21.8 x 3.6 cm (14 9/16 x 8 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50266
Provenance
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(01/01/1888)
Collector
Unknown
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50314 | Housewife |
Pouch
|
Port Clarence
| |
| 88-51-10/49958 | Housewife |
Pouch
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50198 | Housewife-flap of bag |
Pouch
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50291 | Bag made of skin, rolled |
Pouch
|
Sledge Island
| |
| 25-5-10/98129 | Child's boots |
Boot
|
Alaska
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 88-51-10/49959 | Bag, shaman's medicine |
Pouch
Shaft, modified |
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50069.1 | Bag made of fishskin, unrolled |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/49960 | Bag made of fishskin and inner membrane |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50199 | Housewife, flap of fish skin for trim -or- fish skin object with fur |
Bag
|
Alaska
| |
| 90-17-10/48418 | Pouch, made of skin |
Bag
|
Alaska?
| |
| 07-48-10/75326 | Eskimo boots |
Boot
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/2104 | Cap made of intestines |
Hat
|
Alaska
|