Sinker (fishing)
- Museum number:
- 2-45384
- Permalink:
- ark:/21549/hm21020045384
- Accession number:
- Acc.2747
- Description:
- Oval volcanic stone with longitudinal encircling groove.
- Donor:
- Harold J. Murphy
- Collection place:
- Alaska
- Verbatim coll. place:
- Alaska
- Culture or time period:
- Alaskan Eskimo
- Collector:
- Harold J. Murphy
- Collection date:
- 1945-1971
- Object type:
- ethnography
- Object class:
- Sinkers (fishing)
- Function:
- 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
- Accession date:
- 1971
- Context of use:
- Probably sinker for fishing gear, if not, for net. Groove for attachment of rawhide lashing.
- Department:
- Native US and Canada (except California)
- Dimensions:
- length 6.5 centimeters
- Legacy documentation:
-