Lance foreshaft. Brass point and wooden sheath. (a) brass point, antler and wood foreshaft. (b) sheath.
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
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Foreshafts (arrow components)
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Spearpoint for "repeating spear". Hunter would have bag containing several of these which are used in walrus hunting. Too dangerous to come close to the animal.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(b)— length 14 centimeters and (a)— length 27 centimeters