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Start Over Culture or time period Alutiiq Function 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6369, described as Bone foreshaft inserted into wooden shaft, painted red; bone point with three unilateral barbs secured with Y-shaped braided sinew dart line; feathers at proximal notched end. Damaged while on loan to Heard Museum, Loan 564-65 #72.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon line, accession number 2-19171, described as Line of braided sinew with flat and round sections, remnant of red and blue yarn, hair. cf. 2-6350
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon point, accession number 2-45359, described as Single barbed type, antler. Made of caribou antler.
Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-4296, described as Iron. Eyes and lunate mouth excised on handle, concentric engraved circles on blade. Copper grip with snakelike head, fish tail, abalone inlay (some missing). Twisted sinew bound around grip over which is long coil of plaited human hair. Circle in handle said to be compass cut (fide JW).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lance head, accession number 2-4009, described as Stone. Damp cleaned and vacuumed Oct. 1986.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lance point, accession number 2-3021, described as Stone (slate).
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Lid, accession number 2-6594b, described as Quiver with lid. Twined spruce root with false embroidery designs in yellow grass stems and in red and yellow-brown wool yarn.(b) Lid with rattling material inside.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Paddle, accession number 2-19152, described as Double bladed wooden paddle. Label: "S. P. Moncklon; S. F. - June 1, 1892; S.P.M.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-6881, described as Barbed, caribou antler; from harpoon arrow. Plaited sinew line with red wool yarn ornamentation attached.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Quiver, accession number 2-19433, described as Wood, cylindrical, lashed with sinew in 3 areas. Mouth tapers to base. cf. 2-6570 and 19434-19441 for arrows that were contained in this quiver.

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