Grass Bag
date: label: Accession Date
content: 4 Oct 1937
name: label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Ales F. Hrdlicka
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Conical with basal 3 1/2" made up of grass bound by twining at av. of 3 plus per in.; above this, ea. grass strand is divided & bound at av. of 12-14 per inch. In this finer weave, 3 encircling black threads twine with natural; near rim, red strands bordered by black. On ri, a doubled dark edging & openwork; seal hide strand for carrying. A like strand for basal repair."
label: Notes
content: Illus. Fig. 160a, p. 166 in Black, Lydia. 2003. Aleut art = Unangam aguqaadangin. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co. Publishers. Identified there as a large basketry bag of the type typically used for storage or carrying bulky goods.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 28 Jun 2023
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Kagamil Island, Samalga Island Quad / Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 138127
label: USNM Number
content: A386456-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Bag