Armor

Museum number:
2-8876
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020008876
Accession number:
Acc.261
Description:
Back of war armor made of tanned walrus hide. The pointed back extends up above the head.
Donor:
Edgar D. Campbell
Collection place:
St. Lawrence Island, Nome Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; St. Lawrence Island
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Edgar D. Campbell
Collection date:
1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Armor (protective wear)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1907
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Armor, accession number 2-8876, described as Back of war armor made of tanned walrus hide. The pointed back extends up above the head.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Armor, accession number 2-8876, described as Back of war armor made of tanned walrus hide. The pointed back extends up above the head.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Armor, accession number 2-8876, described as Back of war armor made of tanned walrus hide. The pointed back extends up above the head.

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