Bag

Museum number:
2-29723
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
57 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1188
Description:
Swans foot "coin purse," beaded; drawstring at mouth; blue and glass "seed" bead decoration on both faces; rawhide strip handle with ivory rod.
Donor:
Thad W. Stevens
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Salina Davidson
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bags (generic containers) and Coin purses
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
May be general household storage bag.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
measurements for storage— length 14.5 centimeters, measurements for storage— width 12 centimeters, and height 15 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-29723, described as Swans foot "coin purse," beaded; drawstring at mouth; blue and glass "seed" bead decoration on both faces; rawhide strip handle with ivory rod.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-29723, described as Swans foot "coin purse," beaded; drawstring at mouth; blue and glass "seed" bead decoration on both faces; rawhide strip handle with ivory rod.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 2-29723, described as Swans foot "coin purse," beaded; drawstring at mouth; blue and glass "seed" bead decoration on both faces; rawhide strip handle with ivory rod.

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