Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-1830
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Douglas fir, traces red pigment. Two carved wood projections.
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
Taxon:
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Atlatls and Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 47.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1830, described as Douglas fir, traces red pigment. Two carved wood projections.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1830, described as Douglas fir, traces red pigment. Two carved wood projections.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1830, described as Douglas fir, traces red pigment. Two carved wood projections.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1830, described as Douglas fir, traces red pigment. Two carved wood projections.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1830, described as Douglas fir, traces red pigment. Two carved wood projections.

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