Sinker (fishing)

Museum number:
2-9187
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020009187
Accession number:
Acc.0
Description:
Oblong smooth stone, grooved and perforated at each end. Mottled brown and white.
Donor:
unknown
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sinkers (fishing)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
unknown
Context of use:
Probably a sinker.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 7 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-9187, described as Oblong smooth stone, grooved and perforated at each end. Mottled brown and white.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-9187, described as Oblong smooth stone, grooved and perforated at each end. Mottled brown and white.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-9187, described as Oblong smooth stone, grooved and perforated at each end. Mottled brown and white.

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