Fishing lure

Museum number:
2-4482
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Alternate number:
X-628 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Oblong pointed piece ivory with perforations for eyes, 2 perforations at tail, curved iron hook underside.
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:
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 4.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-4482, described as Oblong pointed piece ivory with perforations for eyes, 2 perforations at tail, curved iron hook underside.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-4482, described as Oblong pointed piece ivory with perforations for eyes, 2 perforations at tail, curved iron hook underside.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-4482, described as Oblong pointed piece ivory with perforations for eyes, 2 perforations at tail, curved iron hook underside.

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