| Catalog Number |
CAS 0425-0303A-C |
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| Category |
Bead & Leatherwork; Tools & Implements |
| Object Name |
Implement (2 wound pins in sheath) |
| Culture |
Inuit (Netsilik Eskimo) |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
Canada |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
Nunavut |
| County |
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| Other Geographic
Data |
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| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1976 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
Bone; Seal skin; Sinew |
| Description |
Pair of small wound pins made of bone and tucked into a seal skin sheath sewn with sinew; Used for closing wounds after the hunted animal has been drawn out of water; Also used to sew incision after the animal’s liver is removed. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 2.5, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 6.5 |