E0251: Inuit- Intestine

Ethnographic

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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.

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