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Start Over Collection place Cavia, Seward Peninsula, Nome Borough Materials Sinew (material)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Baleen, accession number 2-4407, described as Folded baleen strips tied with sinew 2-ply cordage.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Baleen skewers, accession number 2-4406, described as Neumann # 393. Folded baleen strips tied with sinew 2-ply cordage. 3 bundles tied together. Baleen stomach skewers tied with sinew placed in blubber bait to kill wolves, Es
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bolas, accession number 2-4316, described as Stone. 5 pointed grey soft stones on rawhide strips. Five finely carved and ground stone missile-shaped pieces made of grey stone, drilled at one end and attached to leather thong by passing the thong through the hole and securing the end with thread. The other end of the thongs are twisted together.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bolas, accession number 2-4317, described as Bola, native name: yaqulegcuun. 4 soft grey stones (2 bipointed, 2 rounded triangles), on sinew cordage. Remnants feathers. Two missile and two conical shaped pieces made of grey stone, drilled at one end and attached to finely twisted sinew thread. Ends of cord attached to feather, strings coiled. Used to hunt birds.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Bow and arrows, accession number 2-4409a-c, described as Arrows with bow, used for hunting muskrat. (a) sinew-backed bow (b/c) antler or bone tipped arrow. Wood bow, reinforced with a sinew lashing; two arrows have bone or antler with asymmetric points; a string of sinew is wound around each arrow. For the hunt the other end was knotted to the bow. Rib bone; asymmetrically carved point; notched at proximal end to take arrow string. See bow 2-4409a and arrows 2-4409b,c. For hunting small game such as muskrat.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-4473, described as Fish shaped ivory with several perforations, iron hook. Originally tied together with 2-4474-75.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing rod and line, accession number 2-4438, described as Also lures. Wood shuttle shaped rod, sinew line, 2 fish-shaped ivory lures, each with single hook.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing tackle, accession number 2-4454, described as Shuttle shaped rod, plaited sinew line, "fossil" ivory lure with bent steel hook.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing tackle, accession number 2-4452, described as Red stained wood shuttle shaped rod, twine and feather quill line, fish shaped ivory lure weight. 2 bone shafted hooks. Guide in place.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing tackle, accession number 2-4444, described as Wood shuttle-shaped rod, sinew line, 2 ivory fish-shaped lures, each with single metal hook

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