Clothing bag, sealskin, fur out, sewn together at ends with opening ⅓ of way down ventral side. Remnants of braided sinew cord probably used for closure. Specimen in very poor condition. Sewn with twisted sinew thread; overcast stitch.
Donor:
Mary S. Johnson
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Agnes Ruth Sengstacken
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Accession date:
1929
Context of use:
Used for storing and transporting clothing, skins and furs.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 85 centimeters
Comment:
References: Nelson, E.W., 1899, Bur. Am. Ethn. 18th., pp. 43-44.