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Object Number 36-109-60/16283.1.69
Display Title Combat with oars previous to the opening of the seal-hunting season
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Gilyak / Siberia / 36-109 / Religious Ceremony / A combat with oars previous to the opening of the seal-hunting / season. / Gift of C. H. Hawes"
Department Photographic
Date 1880-1913
Culture
  • Gilyak
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Russia / Siberia
Dimensions Overall: 15.24 × 22.86 cm (6 × 9 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. Charles Henry Hawes

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