Lure is baleen with long notch into which ivory section section is fitted. 2 copper hooks attached to baleen as are 3 beads and 2 pieces auklet bill. Mottled black and green oblong sinker attached with quill (?) line.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Taxon:
Aethia
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Lures and Sinkers (fishing)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Fish lure
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 11.5 centimeters and length 5.7 centimeters