E0210A: Inuit- Utensils

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0210A

Classification Category:

4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Fishing & Trapping T&E

Marks/Labels:

TAG:" Blubber eaters outfit-from Nome Alaska."

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
botanical ➔ fiber

Dimensions:

50 cm L
6.5 cm W

Provenance of Object:

Nome Alaska, U.S.

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Production Date:

Late 19th Century

Use/Function:

Brevig Book: “The natives’ method is to cut off a piece from the meat in the bowl, bite this piece firmly, and then by the use of a knife, cut off a proper size which could be swallowed.”

Source Locality:

Nome, Alaska, USA

Acquisition Date:

1903

Description:

Wood utensils in a leather pouch, used for food preparation and eating.

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