Fur Bag Made from a Wolf Head (non-traditional form)
Iñupiaq
Western Arctic
Arctic
collected about 1934-1941
Wolf head, brass button, and leather strap
Overall: 6 5/16 × 6 11/16 in. (16 × 17 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of Corey Ford, Class of 1921H
169.75.24865
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Purse
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Corey Ford (1902-1969, Class of 1921H); Estate of Corey Ford, Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection,1969.
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