Pump
33-29-31
From: United States of America | Alaska | Prince William Sound | Chenega Village
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 33-29-31 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Chugach |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Prince William Sound | Chenega Village |
Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Cotton |
Description | Bidarka pump. Tube into which water in the bidarka is sucked. When full, the lower end is closed by finger, and water is emptied over the side. Made of log, split in two, hollowed out and shaped to cigar-shaped cylinder. Lashed together with string at both ends and at middle. |
Length | 67 cm |
Credit Line | Alaskan Expedition, Frederica de Laguna, 1933 |
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