Bear tooth

Museum number:
2-1029
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020001029
Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Bear tooth used with fire drill.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Used with fire drill.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 9.2 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bear tooth, accession number 2-1029, described as Bear tooth used with fire drill.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bear tooth, accession number 2-1029, described as Bear tooth used with fire drill.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bear tooth, accession number 2-1029, described as Bear tooth used with fire drill.

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