E0279: Inuit- Beaded Pouch, 1903

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0279

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Personal Gear

Marks/Labels:

"Alaska Ladies Shopping Bag. Native Work. Reindeer and Sealskin. From Nome, Alaska 1903."

Materials:

animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
fabric ➔ thread

Dimensions:

25.5 cm L
19.5 cm W
1.5 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:

Nome, Alaska, USA

Acquisition Date:

1903

Description:

Flat Inuit pouch made of leather and thread.

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