Float Plug
12489
From: Northwestern Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 12489 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Eskimo |
| Provenience | Northwestern Alaska |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Bone |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Walrus |
| Description | Bone float pug with image of female walrus spirit carved on it. Used to seal holes in bladder or sealsking floats |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Robert H. Lamborn, 1894 |
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