Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-4340
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020004340
Alternate number:
x-486 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Spruce, 1 wood peg.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Lower Yukon, Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Lower Yukon
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Atlatls
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
as 2-4341
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 48 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-4340, described as Spruce, 1 wood peg.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-4340, described as Spruce, 1 wood peg.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-4340, described as Spruce, 1 wood peg.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-4340, described as Spruce, 1 wood peg.

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