Mat

Museum number:
2-29367
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020029367
Accession number:
Acc.1149
Description:
Loon skin mat. Square mat trimmed with fur on all sides.
Donor:
Harold Heath and Ida Shelley
Collection place:
St. Lawrence Island, Nome Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; St. Lawrence Island
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Harold Heath
Collection date:
1926
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Mats (floor coverings)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1954
Context of use:
Tourist item.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 27 centimeters and 26.5 inches
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 2-29367, described as Loon skin mat. Square mat trimmed with fur on all sides.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 2-29367, described as Loon skin mat. Square mat trimmed with fur on all sides.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mat, accession number 2-29367, described as Loon skin mat. Square mat trimmed with fur on all sides.

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