Carrying Strap

Pack Strap

NA5729

From: Alaska

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA5729
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit
Provenience Alaska
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Hide | Bone
Description

Long, rectangular strap or tumpline made from animal hide with brown fur on one side. Each end is slit and then reinforced with a short, bone rod. Wraps around the shoulder or breast and is used to carry heavy loads.

Length 54 cm
Width 6 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedtion to the Northwest Coast, Louis Shotridge, 1917

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