Gaff

Museum number:
2-4402
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Alternate number:
X-548 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Wood handle with 2 iron single-barbed projections. Gaff?
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Southern Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Frank Mercier
Materials:
Iron (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
If gaff, used to bring large fish into boat.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
51.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gaff, accession number 2-4402, described as Wood handle with 2 iron single-barbed projections. Gaff?Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gaff, accession number 2-4402, described as Wood handle with 2 iron single-barbed projections. Gaff?Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Gaff, accession number 2-4402, described as Wood handle with 2 iron single-barbed projections. Gaff?

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