Arg joug: Two Stars
29-158-36
From: United States of America (uncertain) | Siberia (uncertain) | Alaska (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Title | Arg joug: Two Stars |
| Object Number | 29-158-36 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Eskimo |
| Provenience | United States of America (uncertain) | Siberia (uncertain) | Alaska (uncertain) |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Plant Fiber | String |
| Iconography | Stars |
| Description | Arg joug: Two Stars, rising just before daybreak in late December and early January. Deer meat is offered to them to pray them to make the weather warmer and keep the sun from going away altogether. |
| Length | 19 cm |
| Width | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Judson Daland, 1908 |
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