Dog's packsack

Bag
Date created
1907-1913
Culture/People
Gwich'in (Kutchin) [Yukon River, Alaska]
Seller
Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Collector
Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Previous owner
Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Collection History
Collected between 1907 and 1913 by Micajah W. Pope (1873-1940) during his work with the Alaskan Boundary Survey; purchased by MAI from Micajah Pope in 1928.
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Place
Yukon River; Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
See related items
Gwich'in (Kutchin) [Yukon River, Alaska]
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/1630
Barcode
161630.000
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Indigenous Term
leek haal (alternate term: leek haal lel)
Object Name
Dog's packsack
Media/Materials
Caribou hide/skin, sinew, hide thong/babiche
Techniques
Sewn, laced, aboriginally repaired
Dimensions
48.5 x 66.0 x 11.0 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws634b60a8b-a01a-4e1e-9aeb-3b7a86ede019
Record ID
NMAI_173382