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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0371-0002   CAS 0371-0002; Bag
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Bag
Culture Yup'ik (Yupik) Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data Southwestern area
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early to mid 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Seal intestine; Feathers; Yarn; Muslin fabric
Description Flat bag with rounded base and slightly inward-curving sides, constructed of 3 strips of intestine sewn together horizontally to form separate front and back panels and fastened together to single strip of intestine that forms sides and base of bag; Seams between adjacent intestine strips are decorated with dyed red and blue seal skin and white feathers; Interior of bag is lined with white muslin fabric.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 26.3, Thickness = 0.8, Length = ca. 28.0