Carrying Strap
Pack Strap
NA5733
From: Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | NA5733 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit |
| Provenience | Alaska |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Hide |
| Description | Short, diamond shaped strap or tumpline made from two animal hides with white fur on one side sewn together at the center. Tapers at both ends where a hide cord is attached. Wraps over the forehead and is used to carry heavy loads. |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedtion to the Northwest Coast, Louis Shotridge, 1917 |
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