Carrying Strap
Pack Strap
NA5730
From: Alaska
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | NA5730 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Tlingit |
| Provenience | Alaska |
| Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Hide | Wood | Plant Fiber |
| 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, wooden rod, which is secured to the strap with thread. Wraps around the shoulder or breast and is used to carry heavy loads. |
| Length | 33 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Credit Line | Wanamaker Expedtion to the Northwest Coast, Louis Shotridge, 1917 |
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