Diaper

Museum number:

2-16738

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm21020016738

Accession number:

Acc.770

Object count:

1

Description:

Scraped, depilated skin pouch containing sphagnum moss as absorbent. Four braided grass cords at corners for attachment to baby. Made of depilated hide (or possibly stomach lining).

Donor:

Margaret Lantis

Collection place:

Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island, Bethel Borough

Culture or time period:

Alaskan Eskimo

Collector:

Margaret Lantis

Collection date:

1940

Object type:

ethnography

Accession date:

1940

Context of use:

For baby.

Department:

Native US and Canada (except California)

Dimensions:

width 20 centimeters and length 33 centimeters

Legacy documentation: