(A) Woman's sewing kit made with a hollowed-out bone and bleached sealskin. At the end is a polar bear head made from mineralized walrus ivory. This secures the bleached sealskin, which is folded lengthwise and slides through the bone. A hole is...
(A) Woman's sewing kit made with a hollowed-out bone and bleached sealskin. At the end is a polar bear head made from mineralized walrus ivory. This secures the bleached sealskin, which is folded lengthwise and slides through the bone. A hole is...
Title taken from back of photograph. "Left: Thimble basket 11/8" tall - 1" diameter women by Jennie Golley in Atka 1946. Right: Basket woven over a bottle 3" tall 11/2" diameter woven by Annie Golley 1946."