Collector:

Charles L. McKay  Search this

Donor Name:

Charles L. McKay  Search this

Culture:

Eskimo, Yup'ik  Search this

Object Type:

Float

Place:

Bristol Bay, Alaska, United States, North America

Accession Date:

27 Sep 1883

Notes:

E72399 and E72400 described p. 114 in Brown, James Temple. 1883. The whale fishery and its appliances. Washington: Govt. print. off.: "Two Seal-skin Buoys. Skin of a small seal turned inside out. The apertures of head and feet are tied up or hermetically fastened by means of small bone studs, with the exception of one of the fore-legs, which is used for inflation, the hole being stopped by a wooden plug. A grommet, through which the buoy-line is rove, is seized to the neck. 24 by 15 inches. 72399. 26 by 16 inches. 72400. Alaska. C. L. McKay."

Record Last Modified:

2 Jan 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

013527

USNM Number:

E72400-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/39ca1584d-f9fe-4120-88d2-ce38488d0c6c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8476249