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Bag: Triangular. Front and back are each made from dehaired seal skin: outer edge of cream seal skin and inner triangle of light brown seal skin are outlined with thin strips of seal skin dyed red. Tip is made from a single piece of dark brown seal skin. Triangular centre is made of white fur (fox?). Decorated with skin mosaic in geometric motifs using red, blue, yellow, brown and cream skin. Tip is bordered with thin strip of cream dehaired seal skin enclosing 4 x repeated cross-motifs appliqued in cream dehaired seal skin. Folded sides are each made from two pieces of dark brown seal skin. Interior is lined with four triangular pieces of white fabric. For closure, double tie of cream dehaired seal skin is threaded through two slits at front, back and each side. Tassel of double layers of cream and dark brown dehaired seal skin is attached to end of tie at front and back. Tassel of double layers of cream and orange dehaired seal skin is attached to tip. Structural sewing and applique is with white thread.

• upper edge) Width: 170mm
• Height: ?mm; length: 218mm; diameter: ?mm; depth: ?mm