Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-4342
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020004342
Alternate number:
x-488 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Birch, red stain on back. 1 red, 1 black transverse stripe.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Norton Sound, Nome Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Norton Sound
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 48.6 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-4342, described as Birch, red stain on back. 1 red, 1 black transverse stripe.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-4342, described as Birch, red stain on back. 1 red, 1 black transverse stripe.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-4342, described as Birch, red stain on back. 1 red, 1 black transverse stripe.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-4342, described as Birch, red stain on back. 1 red, 1 black transverse stripe.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-4342, described as Birch, red stain on back. 1 red, 1 black transverse stripe.

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