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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Native American; American Indian; Yupik or Iñupiat
Title:	Seal drag
Type:	Fishing/Trapping/Hunting
Materials:	Ivory and ink
Place Made:	North America; United States; Alaska; Cape Nome; Norton Sound
Measurements:	Overall: 7/16 in x 1 1/4 in x 3 7/8 in; 1.1 cm x 3.2 cm x 9.8 cm
Accession Number:	MH 16a.G
Credit Line:	Gift of Mary Gage Peterson (Class of 1865)
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Ivory seal drag carved in a whale shape with eyes and mouth incised and darkened with ink. Two holes run through the body at a slight diagonal.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American

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