Whaling Float | Seal Skin Float
Item Number:
222A
from the
The Burke: University of Washington
Item History
Received from
Washington World's Fair Commission
What
Name
Whaling Float | Seal Skin Float
Identification Number
222A
Type of Item
whaling float
and
seal skin float
Material
seal skin
,
wood
,
sinew
,
cloth
and
cedar bark
Manufacturing Technique
wrapped
,
painted
,
carved
and
twisted
Overall
length 88.0 cm, height 38.5 cm, width 40.0 cm
Who
Culture
Makah
Received from
Washington World's Fair Commission
Where
Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington
Other
Credit
Gift of Washington World's Fair Commission
Motif
Geometric
Collection
Burke Museum Ethnology Collection