Drag handle and cord

Museum number:
2-1689
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Sealskin thong loop through ivory carving of seal with deep encircling grooves.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
For hauling dead seals or other heavy weights over snow or ice.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 4.6 centimeters
Comment:
Context of use: cf. Nelson, pp. 172-73 and Pl. LXVI.
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle and cord, accession number 2-1689, described as Sealskin thong loop through ivory carving of seal with deep encircling grooves.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle and cord, accession number 2-1689, described as Sealskin thong loop through ivory carving of seal with deep encircling grooves.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle and cord, accession number 2-1689, described as Sealskin thong loop through ivory carving of seal with deep encircling grooves.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle and cord, accession number 2-1689, described as Sealskin thong loop through ivory carving of seal with deep encircling grooves.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle and cord, accession number 2-1689, described as Sealskin thong loop through ivory carving of seal with deep encircling grooves.

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