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Start Over Donor Older University Collections Culture or time period Eskimo Materials Cotton (textile)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6378, described as Harpoon arrow. Wood shaft, bone socket piece, bone barbed point attached with seal thong line. Fletching destroyed (only quill stubs left). Very short & dull bone point attached to a short leather thong tied to shaft at 51 cm from tip of socket; bone socket set into distal end of wooden shaft; winding of twisted sinew, and short retaining line of leather; socket weighted with lead.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6376, described as Wrapped with buckskin string.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-6367, described as Curve at one end about 23 cm long, other curve missing. Bone piece lashed to curve with string, rawhide bowstring. Wood, carved, painted red; rectangular section; on backside, a median groove along complete length; the safe end recurved outwards, with a wedge of antler held in place with cotton string; a non-functional (?) leather bow string attached to this end. Native name: urluveq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-4488, described as Cylindrical ivory with curved metal hook, 2 ply cotton cordage attached.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Net model, accession number 2-4505, described as Cotton string net with wood hoop and handle.
Hearst Museum object titled Powder measure, accession number 2-7226, described as Powder measure. Cup-shaped mammoth ivory with pierced handle. Piece of cotton cordage and rawhide attached. 4.3 centimeters in length.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Shovel, accession number 2-6272, described as Snow shovel. Carved, one-piece, broad, short blade. Red stain, decorative groove around blade. Handle pierced for thong. Made of wood.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-4478, described as Weighted, bone. Image of a fish - porous bone carving with lead weight tied on with cotton string, no perforation.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Tobacco pouch, accession number 2-5784, described as Skin tobacco pouch with small stitched design. 2 belt loops at top.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Workbag, accession number 2-5787, described as Fur-lined leather pocket. Fishskin and leather applique inside flap. Thong fastener. Probably child's workbag.

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