Case

41803

From: Alaska | Point Barrow

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name Is-I-Ah
Object Number 41803
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience Alaska | Point Barrow
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Whale Heartskin
Description

Heart case of whale. Is-i-ah. Used in mending water proof clothing.

Credit Line E. A. McIlhenny Expedition to Point Barrow, 1899

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