Bunch of intestine of full grown male walrus; packet of intestine folded upon itself.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Cape Prince of Wales, Coast of Bering Strait, Bering Strait
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
H. H. Cushing
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
December 16, 1902
Context of use:
Used in making waterproof shirts (according to Cushing).
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 32 centimeters
Comment:
See original label in acc. env. Also, note on p. 15, Cushing's notebook: "2 intestines - one from male the other from female walrus. Killed at Cape Prince of Wales and the waterproof shirts of the natives are made from them which they prize very highly. $7.00." See 2-2975 for female walrus intestine.