Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-13612
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.648
Description:
Spruce (?). Sinew cordage over ivory hook, single finger peg, longitudinal groove.
Donor:
R. L. Davidson
Collection place:
Nome, Nome Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Nome
Culture or time period:
Kodiak Eskimo and Koniag
Collector:
R. L. Davidson
Collection date:
1900
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Atlatls
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1930
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 48 centimeters
Loans:
S1966-1967 #10: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (September 29, 1966–September 11, 1967)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-13612, described as Spruce (?). Sinew cordage over ivory hook, single finger peg, longitudinal groove.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-13612, described as Spruce (?). Sinew cordage over ivory hook, single finger peg, longitudinal groove.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-13612, described as Spruce (?). Sinew cordage over ivory hook, single finger peg, longitudinal groove.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-13612, described as Spruce (?). Sinew cordage over ivory hook, single finger peg, longitudinal groove.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-13612, described as Spruce (?). Sinew cordage over ivory hook, single finger peg, longitudinal groove.

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