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Bag, sleeping

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Accession no.: N: 193
Title: Bag, sleeping
Description: Bag, sleeping, caribou skin. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Iglulik, Nunavut, Canada, 1936-1937.
Object type: Bag, sleeping
Classified name:
Current cultural affiliation: Iglulingmiut
Former cultural affiliation: Iglulik Eskimo
Current place name: Canada > Nunavut > Iglulik
Former place name: Canada > Northwest Territories > Igloolik
Keyword(s): Sleeping bags
Field collection:
Person: rowley
Place: Canada > Nunavut > Iglulik
Date: 1936
Number of items: 1
Full description:

Bag: Sleeping. Made from caribou skin with the cream and brown hair to the exterior. Tapers towards feet. Semi-circular extension attached to upper back; straight front edge is cut to form a fringe. Two braided blue wool yarn ties are sewn to interior of front edge and back. Structural sewing is with sinew.

Dimensions: Image:
  • Width: 810mm; height: ?mm; length: 2130mm; diameter: ?mm; depth: ?mm