Ice pick

Museum number:
2-50126
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2799
Description:
From a harpoon; elongated piece of curved ivory with 2 drilled holes; weathered on one surface.
Donor:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection date:
1971
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ice picks
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
Icepick from proximal end of harpoon.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 21.6 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Ice pick, accession number 2-50126, described as From a harpoon; elongated piece of curved ivory with 2 drilled holes; weathered on one surface.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Ice pick, accession number 2-50126, described as From a harpoon; elongated piece of curved ivory with 2 drilled holes; weathered on one surface.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ice pick, accession number 2-50126, described as From a harpoon; elongated piece of curved ivory with 2 drilled holes; weathered on one surface.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ice pick, accession number 2-50126, described as From a harpoon; elongated piece of curved ivory with 2 drilled holes; weathered on one surface.

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