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Object Number
69-30-10/2126.1
Display Title
Sinew used for cordage
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Babeche
Inventory Description
Sinew bundle
Classification
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 43.5 x 11.5 x 4.5 cm (17 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/2126
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867-1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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| 67-31-10/683 | Babeche |
Raw Material
|
British Columbia
| |
| 69-30-10/2126.3 | Sinew used for cordage |
Cords
|
Alaska
| |
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|
Quebec
| |
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Sinew
|
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| |
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Sinew
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Hair
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| |
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Fishhook
|
Quebec
| |
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Fiber
|
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| |
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Bow
|
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| |
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Sinew
|
Norogoro
| |
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Raw Material
|
Peru
| |
| 2003.1.2052 | Sinew bundle |
Raw Material
Faunal |