Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-1827
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Red and black stained cedar, 1 carved projection, stump of another projection.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Kuskokwim, Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Kuskokwim
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Atlatls and Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 49 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1827, described as Red and black stained cedar, 1 carved projection, stump of another projection.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1827, described as Red and black stained cedar, 1 carved projection, stump of another projection.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1827, described as Red and black stained cedar, 1 carved projection, stump of another projection.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1827, described as Red and black stained cedar, 1 carved projection, stump of another projection.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1827, described as Red and black stained cedar, 1 carved projection, stump of another projection.

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