| Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0169 |
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| Category |
Bead & Leatherwork; Folk Toys |
| Object Name |
Ball |
| Culture |
Yup'ik (Yupik) |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Alaska |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
St. Lawrence Island; Village: Gambell |
| Maker's Name |
Rosie Kulukhon |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1972 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Seal skin; Seal fur; Natural dyes; Thread; Cotton batting |
| Description |
Leather ball; Stuffed ball with seal skin exterior in segments of undyed and dyed red hide; Sections sewn together with thick black thread; Panels are decorated with a large circle of black seal fur in the center; Round and teardrop-shaped red leather cutouts in various sizes have been sewn on inside and surrounding the circle. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Height = 14.9, Max Diam = 15.6 |