Seal Skin Buoy Item Number: E72629-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Described p. 102 in Brown, James Temple. 1883. The whale fishery and its appliances. Washington: Govt. print. off.: "Seal-skin Buoy. Skin of the hair-seal used by natives in the capture of the whale. Indian name, "Do-ko-kuptl." New. Length, 36 inches. Makah Indians, Cape Flattery, 1883. James G. Swan."From card: "4/8/68 A float with this number remains nthe coll. Possibly 72629 was given to Trocadero? GP".
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected in Washington, USA
- Received from James G. Swan on February 12, 1883
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Received from
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on February 12, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 012690