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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1986-0004-0031   CAS 1986-0004-0031; Pouch
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Pouch
Culture Tlingit (?)
Global Region North America
Country Canada or USA
State/Prov./Dist. British Columbia or Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Area near Klukwan, Alaska
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1917
Collection Name N/A
Materials Seal skin (?); Tanned hide; Sinew
Description Small flat, round pouch made from piece of skin folded to shape with separate strip sewn around opening to form neck; Pouch is undecorated; Contains small piece of moss lichen.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 8.5