Fishing lure

Museum number:
2-4486
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Alternate number:
x-632 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Small fish lure. Tear shaped "fossil" ivory with bent metal hook. 2 perforations near pointed end.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Bering Sea, Western Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Iron (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Lures
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Used for rod fishing.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 2.6 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-4486, described as Small fish lure. Tear shaped "fossil" ivory with bent metal hook. 2 perforations near pointed end.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-4486, described as Small fish lure. Tear shaped "fossil" ivory with bent metal hook. 2 perforations near pointed end.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-4486, described as Small fish lure. Tear shaped "fossil" ivory with bent metal hook. 2 perforations near pointed end.

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