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Object Number
69-30-10/1705
Display Title
Seal float
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Float, seal skin with flippers, wood plug, carved bone handle
Classification
- Float
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Skin, Bone, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 85 x 31 x 20 cm (33 7/16 x 12 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
1705
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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