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Ritual braided sinew line, first half of 19th century
Ritual braided sinew line, first half of 19th century
Number
МАЭ № 2888-68
Title
Ritual braided sinew line
Ethnicity
Kodiak Eskimos
Date
first half of 19th century
Collectors-person
Material
whale sinew, wood, caribou hair, cotton thread, woolen thread, beads, cloth
Dimensions
length 255 cm, length up to the bifurcation 115 cm
Annotation
This type of braided line was given by a bride to her bridegroom to demonstrate her skill at handiwork. Braided sinew lines No. 2888—69 and No. 2888—72 are of the same type as this one.
Corpus
Ethnography of America
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