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Catalog Number

CAS 0104-0017   CAS 0104-0017; Bag handle
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Bag handle
Culture Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Commercial cloth
Description Elongated rectangular and slightly curved ivory bag fastener or handle that is triangular in cross-section; Carved and/or inked with designs on three sides; One face is carved with parallel grooves and inked with parallel lines and one line of dots; Opposite face is circle and dot motifs and cross-hatched triangles at either end with random dot pattern in center; Edge is inked with short parallel lines alternating with circle and dot motif; Piece of commercial blue cloth is threaded through small rectangular perforation near center.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.2, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 16.8