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1884.17.16.1

Roughly cylindrical seal skin quiver with band of gathered skin at the base. See [1884.17.16 .2 & .3] for the associated components of this object. [BS [OPS move] 14/9/2017]


1884.17.16.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Roughly cylindrical seal skin quiver with band of gathered skin at the base. See [1884.17.16 .2 & .3] for the associated components of this object. [BS [OPS move] 14/9/2017]
Long description
Roughly cylindrical seal skin quiver with band of gathered skin at the base. The form is made by stitching a length of skin into the cylinder with a supplementary triangular piece on one side of the base stitched together. See [1884.17.16 .2 & .3] for the associated components of this object. [BS [OPS move] 14/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Arctic
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1862
Date collected
By 1862
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Seal Skin Animal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Stitched, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 750 mm, Width: max 135 mm, Depth: max 96 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.17.16.1 PR Cat other PR nos: 328

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Transport and Travel, Quiver, Arrow