Bag

NA8479

From: United States of America | Alaska | Sitka

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA8479
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Sitka
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Hide | Bone
Description

Bag made from multiple sections of animal hide stitched together. Two sets of two short, hide straps are attached on one side. Multiple repairs and patches are evident. A cylindrical, bone toggle is attached to a hide strip along one side. The upper edge is uneven and roughly shaped due to the variety of hide sections used.

Length 69.8 cm
Width 73.7 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Northwest Coast; Louis Shotridge, 1918

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