Thread

Museum number:
2-14892
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020014892
Accession number:
Acc.693
Description:
Two-ply thread of reindeer back sinew.
Donor:
Margaret Lantis
Collection place:
Atka Island, Andreanof Islands, Central Aleutians
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Aleutian Islands; Atka Island
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Collector:
Margaret Lantis
Collection date:
1934
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Threads (sewing fibers)
Accession date:
1934
Context of use:
Used for stitching boots and sealskin clothing.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Thread, accession number 2-14892, described as Two-ply thread of reindeer back sinew.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Thread, accession number 2-14892, described as Two-ply thread of reindeer back sinew.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thread, accession number 2-14892, described as Two-ply thread of reindeer back sinew.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thread, accession number 2-14892, described as Two-ply thread of reindeer back sinew.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Thread, accession number 2-14892, described as Two-ply thread of reindeer back sinew.

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