Drag handle and cord

Museum number:
2-4270
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-416 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Thong of sealskin through 2 ivory seal heads.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Pastolik, Wade Hampton Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Pastolik
Culture or time period:
Malemiut Eskimo
Collector:
Rudolph Neumann
Materials:
Ivory (material), Rawhide, and Sinew (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
For hauling dead seals or other heavy weights over snow or ice.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 3.5 centimeters
Comment:
Second Orig. No.: Neumann 63. Remarks: "cf. Nelson pp. 172-73 and Pl. LXVI
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Drag handle and cord, accession number 2-4270, described as Thong of sealskin through 2 ivory seal heads.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Drag handle and cord, accession number 2-4270, described as Thong of sealskin through 2 ivory seal heads.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Drag handle and cord, accession number 2-4270, described as Thong of sealskin through 2 ivory seal heads.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle and cord, accession number 2-4270, described as Thong of sealskin through 2 ivory seal heads.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle and cord, accession number 2-4270, described as Thong of sealskin through 2 ivory seal heads.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle and cord, accession number 2-4270, described as Thong of sealskin through 2 ivory seal heads.

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