Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0104-0017 | |
| 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 | |