Sinker (fishing)

Museum number:
2-4480
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
X-626 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Ivory. Image of a fish, inlaid eyes, perforation at tail and on underside. Incised shark like mouth probably added when sold. Might be modified for sale.
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:
Baleen, Glass (material), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sinkers (fishing)
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 8.5 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: cf. Murdoch p. 282.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-4480, described as Ivory. Image of a fish, inlaid eyes, perforation at tail and on underside. Incised shark like mouth probably added when sold. Might be modified for sale.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-4480, described as Ivory. Image of a fish, inlaid eyes, perforation at tail and on underside. Incised shark like mouth probably added when sold. Might be modified for sale.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-4480, described as Ivory. Image of a fish, inlaid eyes, perforation at tail and on underside. Incised shark like mouth probably added when sold. Might be modified for sale.

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