Dance Mittens (1 Pair)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 23 Nov 1927
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Henry B. Collins Jr.
label: Collector
content: Dr. T. Dale Stewart
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Henry B. Collins Jr.
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Skin, with fur around bottom. Puffin beaks, seal claws and a few feathers sewed on for rattling."
label: Notes
content: Pair of dance mittens/acoustic gloves made mostly of hide which has been painted red. They are also completely covered in loose hanging seal claws, puffin beaks, and feathers. The loose attachment of keratinous materials (like beaks and claws) allows them to swing freely, making a dry rattling sound when the wearer dances.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 4 Dec 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Nelson Island / Tanunuk (Tununak), Nunivak Island Quad, Alaska, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Eskimo
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 096521
label: USNM Number
content: E339340-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Dance Mitten