Diaper

Museum number:
2-16738
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.770
Description:
Scraped, depilated skin pouch containing sphagnum moss as absorbent. Four braided grass cords at corners for attachment to baby. Made of depilated hide (or possibly stomach lining).
Donor:
Margaret Lantis
Collection place:
Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island, Bethel Census Area
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Margaret Lantis
Collection date:
1940
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1940
Context of use:
For baby.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 33 centimeters and width 20 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Diaper, accession number 2-16738, described as Scraped, depilated skin pouch containing sphagnum moss as absorbent. Four braided grass cords at corners for attachment to baby. Made of depilated hide (or possibly stomach lining).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Diaper, accession number 2-16738, described as Scraped, depilated skin pouch containing sphagnum moss as absorbent. Four braided grass cords at corners for attachment to baby. Made of depilated hide (or possibly stomach lining).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Diaper, accession number 2-16738, described as Scraped, depilated skin pouch containing sphagnum moss as absorbent. Four braided grass cords at corners for attachment to baby. Made of depilated hide (or possibly stomach lining).

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