E0278: Inuit- Pouch

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0278

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Personal Gear

Marks/Labels:

Tag: "Eskimo Tobaces(?) Pouch"

Materials:

animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
animal ➔ sinew
animal ➔ shell

Dimensions:

21 cm L
18 cm W

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:

Brevig Mission, Alaska, USA

Acquisition Date:

November 2 1898

Description:

Inuit pouch made of leather with a rounded bottom.

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