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Object Number
87-15-10/45775
Display Title
Bag made of membrane covering lungs of a bear
Descriptions
Object Description
Bag made of membrane covering lungs of a bear, for storing water.
Inventory Description
Bag, membrane, small opening, stitched and mended with sinew
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Koniag
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Kodiak Island Borough
/
Akhiok
Materials
Bear sinew , Bear gut , Cotton thread
Dimensions
Overall: 53.5 x 37.9 x 0.1 cm (21 1/16 x 14 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45775
Provenance
Collector
Alice C. Fletcher
(1883 - 1886)
Donor
Alice C. Fletcher
(01/01/1887)
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