Workbag model

Museum number:
2-5781
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020005781
Alternate number:
x-871 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Small model workbag. Made of dog salmon (pink salmon) , trimmed with fur. Pouch at bottom. Inside of flap has U-shaped leather applique. Fish skin thong closure. May have been part of set with 2-6551a,b.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Sinew (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
So-called "housewife." Either a miniature or was used by a child.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
11 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Workbag model, accession number 2-5781, described as Small model workbag. Made of dog salmon (pink salmon) , trimmed with fur. Pouch at bottom. Inside of flap has U-shaped leather applique. Fish skin thong closure. May have been part of set with 2-6551a,b.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Workbag model, accession number 2-5781, described as Small model workbag. Made of dog salmon (pink salmon) , trimmed with fur. Pouch at bottom. Inside of flap has U-shaped leather applique. Fish skin thong closure. May have been part of set with 2-6551a,b.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Workbag model, accession number 2-5781, described as Small model workbag. Made of dog salmon (pink salmon) , trimmed with fur. Pouch at bottom. Inside of flap has U-shaped leather applique. Fish skin thong closure. May have been part of set with 2-6551a,b.

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