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Thimble

Object Number:33-29-20
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Chugach Eskimo
Provenience: United States of America
Alaska
Prince William Sound
Cordova
Culture Area: Arctic Culture Area
Section:American
Materials:Sealskin
Length: 3.1 cm
Width: 3.1 cm
Credit Line:Alaskan Expedition, Frederica de Laguna, 1933

Description

Dehaired seal skin. Half an oval. Is slit parallel to straight edge, for insertion of fore-finger. Large flap rests on ball of finger.

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