E645: Inuit- Bowl

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0645

Classification Category:

4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Food T&E ➞ Food Service T&E

Marks/Labels:

Tag: Esquimaux bread-box found near Nome. Taken from Esquimaux grave 1903

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
metal

Dimensions:

40 cm L
18.5 cm W
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

Description:

Long, Inuit bread-bowl.

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