The "blanket" for the game of "Blanket Toss" is usually made from seal or walrus skins. The photograph was taken in Canada in the Northwest Territories in 1978, and illustrates the Holman Island version of the game, which is called Nalukauq.
Canadian Museum of Civlization
c. 1978
Northwest Territories, CANADA
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