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Object Number
69-30-10/64700
Display Title
Seal decoy helmet
Descriptions
Object Description
Seal decoy helmet. Used by hunters to get closer to seal.
Inventory Description
Helmet, carved and painted seal head, painted, inlay whiskers, damaged
Classification
- Helmet
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Alutiiq
- Pacific Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Kodiak Island Borough
Dimensions
Overall: 17.5 x 25.5 x 19 cm (6 7/8 x 10 1/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64700
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Seller
Donated by
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-30-10/64700A | Helmet |
Helmet
Raw Material |
Kodiak Island Borough
| |
| 69-30-10/1588 | Ceremonial hat |
Hat
|
Alaska
| |
| 04-28-10/63540 | Seal decoy-handle end in shape of seal hand |
Decoy
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/52122 | Seal decoy |
Decoy
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 98-18-10/52121 | Seal decoy |
Decoy
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 98-18-10/52120 | Bone seal decoy |
Tools
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 88-51-10/50289 | Seal decoys |
Decoy
|
Sledge Island
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 69-30-10/1599 | Ceremonial hat |
Hat
|
Juneau Borough
| |
| 69-20-10/1263 | Wooden visor |
Visor
|
Kodiak Island Borough
| |
| 69-30-10/1612 | Wooden visor |
Visor
|
Alaska
| |
| 54-4-10/34448 | Whale bone "seal call" or scratching decoy for seal |
Fishing and trapping
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 2004.24.20139 | Seal Decoy, fish pole line and bait, Beluga or white whale lance |
Port Clarence
|