Seal Indicator

29-80-59

From: United States of America | Alaska | Point Barrow

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-80-59
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo | Thule
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Point Barrow
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Bird Quills
Description

Set by seal hunters over a blow hole; when the breath of the seal moves it, they strike

Credit Line Alfred H. Hopson Expedition to Point Barrow, 1929

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