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Start Over Collection place The Americas Materials Copper (metal) Function 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-2542, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-6718, described as Hunting arrow. Native name: rruu'aq, rruq. Copper blade inserted into barbed antler foreshaft, the latter secured to the main wood shaft with twisted sinew; feathers at proximal notched end; sections of shaft painted red. Used with sinew backed bow to hunt caribou.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-2544, no description available.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-4485, described as Oblong piece "fossil" ivory with iron hook, baleen leader.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Fishing tackle, accession number 2-4453, described as Shuttle shaped wood rod, baleen line, ivory jig with multiple copper hooks. Cylindrical solid copper fish weight.
Hearst Museum object titled Fishing tackle, accession number 2-7530, described as Fishing tackle with 2 copper hooks.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6592, described as Red-painted wood shaft, bone foreshaft, detachable head of native copper with 3 unilateral barbs; fletched; plaited sinew line.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Knife, accession number 2-4295, described as Large copper Eskimo knife.
Hearst Museum object titled Percussion cap horn, accession number 2-4304, described as Percussion cap horn
Hearst Museum object titled Percussion cap horn, accession number 2-4302, described as Percussion cap horn

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