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On the bound areas at either end, you can see that one side of the material has hair on it. I believe it is made of seal skin hair or seal fur to be exact. The rope is made from cedar bark.

 

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The Conservator I've never seen anything like THIS before.

It looks like it is made from some sort of animal skin.

Let's examine it:

I always begin by measuring, weighing, and looking very closely at an object or artifact to see if I can find out what materials were used to make it.

I also try to find something similar—something that looks like or might have been used the same way as the mystery object. Take a look in the tool box to the right and see if you can find something that looks like your object. Good luck!

Measuring the object

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Compare Artifacts: Does it look like this one?
Compare Artifacts: Does it look like this one?

 

 

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