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Catalog Number CAS 0005-0405   CAS 0005-0405; Seal intestine (one large and several smaller pieces)
Category Raw Materials
Object Name Seal intestine (one large and several smaller pieces)
Culture Aleut, Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo, Inupiat, Inuit
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Seal intestine
Description Length of cleaned and bleached seal intestine, rolled in coil in preparation for making parka or bag.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.9, Thickness = 0.5, Length = ca. 600.0