Sling

Museum number:
2-47009
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020047009
Alternate number:
20 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2526
Description:
Double thongs. Sealskin.
Donor:
Nelson H.H. Graburn and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Povungnituk, Quebec, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; Quebec; Povungnituk
Culture or time period:
Eskimo
Collector:
Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection date:
June 1968 - July 1968
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1969
Context of use:
For throwing stones. Made by men, used by men and small boys to hunt small game and in play.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 85 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Sling, accession number 2-47009, described as Double thongs. Sealskin.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sling, accession number 2-47009, described as Double thongs. Sealskin.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sling, accession number 2-47009, described as Double thongs. Sealskin.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sling, accession number 2-47009, described as Double thongs. Sealskin.

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