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Blood bag handle
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
InscriptionsOn attached label written in pencil: recto: " J. J. O'Neill / Nerumiutak /
handle for carrying blood bag / goose-wing bone for grooving arrow for feathering
verso: " meat pin / long blood-bag pin / 2 Kiputak (1 for twisting back lashing of bow) / 2 Kegluktak (marlin spikes for back ?)
Date
1910-1915
Medium / Technique
Bone; sinew
Dimensions1.2 x 9 x 0.8 cm
ClassificationDistribution & Transportation Objects - Land Transportation T&E - Land Transportation Accessories
CultureIndigenous: Inuit, Inuinnaq
Geocultural Area
Central Arctic
Origin
Coronation Gulf and Victoria Island area, Nunavut, Canada
Object NumberME982X.292.1-2
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of J. J. O'Neill
Status
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