Spear

Museum number:
2-6295
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-2488 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Three tapered points, barbed. One turned inward, two outward, attached to wooden shaft with sinew. Three red stripes painted near ends and at middle of shaft.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spears (weapons)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
2-6702
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 1.65 meters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 2-6295, described as Three tapered points, barbed. One turned inward, two outward, attached to wooden shaft with sinew. Three red stripes painted near ends and at middle of shaft.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 2-6295, described as Three tapered points, barbed. One turned inward, two outward, attached to wooden shaft with sinew. Three red stripes painted near ends and at middle of shaft.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 2-6295, described as Three tapered points, barbed. One turned inward, two outward, attached to wooden shaft with sinew. Three red stripes painted near ends and at middle of shaft.

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