E0251: Inuit- Intestine

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0251
Classification Category:
3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Outerwear
Marks/Labels:
Tag, Illegible,
Tag must have been more complete earlier on, since previous interpretations read the tag as "?? Ering of the blubber from the seal." 1972- lettering before "ering is illegible"
Materials:
binding agents ➔ adhesive
Dimensions:
48 cm L
33 cm W
9 cm H
Provenance of Object:
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.
Source Locality:
Alaska, USA
Description:
Bundle of dried intestine, possibly seal. Might possibly be part of a raincoat, vertical stitching present on material.
Related Collections
Accession: 1996.ETHN62, 1/1/96
Donated by: Unknown
(1996.ETHN62)