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Object Number
88-51-10/50289
Display Title
Seal decoys
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Seal decoys, carved wood handle, 3 tines covered with claws, lashed with sinew
Classification
- Decoy
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Aiakamut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Sledge Island
Materials
Wood, Animal claw, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 25.4 x 4.4 x 2.6 cm (10 x 1 3/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
50289; 45059, Sledge I., Nelson
Provenance
Collector
Edward William Nelson
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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Raw Material
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| |
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Pouch
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