Sinker (fishing)

Museum number:
2-9188
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020009188
Accession number:
Acc.0
Description:
Oblong sinker/lure. "Fossil" ivory. Perforated, found with lead at large end, three pegs of ivory inserted in the middle.
Donor:
unknown
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sinkers (fishing)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
unknown
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 7.4 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-9188, described as Oblong sinker/lure. "Fossil" ivory. Perforated, found with lead at large end, three pegs of ivory inserted in the middle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-9188, described as Oblong sinker/lure. "Fossil" ivory. Perforated, found with lead at large end, three pegs of ivory inserted in the middle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-9188, described as Oblong sinker/lure. "Fossil" ivory. Perforated, found with lead at large end, three pegs of ivory inserted in the middle.

Tools