Wound Plug

NA6373.1

From: Alaska | King Island

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA6373.1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience Alaska | King Island
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Skin
Description

Piece of wood that narrows to the point, perforation towards the tip. The opposite end has hair inserted into the end. Hide cord attached just above the hair.

Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Arctic: Seward Peninsula/Siberia; William Blair Van Valin, 1919

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