Workbag

Museum number:
2-5787
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020005787
Alternate number:
x-877 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Fur-lined leather pocket. Fishskin and leather applique inside flap. Thong fastener. Probably child's workbag.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Rudolph Neumann
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Fur (hair material), Quill (spine material), and Wool (textile)
Taxon:
Rangifer tarandus caribou
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
19.2 centimeters
Comment:
References: Nelson Pl. XLV and text pp. 104-05. Context of use: cf. 2-5812.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Workbag, accession number 2-5787, described as Fur-lined leather pocket. Fishskin and leather applique inside flap. Thong fastener. Probably child's workbag.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Workbag, accession number 2-5787, described as Fur-lined leather pocket. Fishskin and leather applique inside flap. Thong fastener. Probably child's workbag.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Workbag, accession number 2-5787, described as Fur-lined leather pocket. Fishskin and leather applique inside flap. Thong fastener. Probably child's workbag.

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