Carrying Strap
Pack Strap
NA5735
From: Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | NA5735 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tlingit |
Provenience | Alaska |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Hide | Plant Fiber |
Description | Short, rectangular strap or tumpline made from animal hide with traces of brown fur on one side. Tapers slightly at each end where a hide cord is attached. One cord has a fragment of a plant fiber rope attached. Wraps over the forehead and is used to carry heavy loads. |
Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedtion to the Northwest Coast, Louis Shotridge, 1917 |
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