Model tent poles

Museum number:
2-6417
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
seven wooden poles, tapered at the ends; tied as a bundle with twisted sinew.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
North America
Verbatim coll. place:
Eskimo; Eskimo
Culture or time period:
North America Unspecified
Materials:
Sinew (material) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions and 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Model tent poles, accession number 2-6417, described as seven wooden poles, tapered at the ends; tied as a bundle with twisted sinew.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Model tent poles, accession number 2-6417, described as seven wooden poles, tapered at the ends; tied as a bundle with twisted sinew.

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