Marlin spike." Made of ivory. Spike-shape tapering towards point at distal end, drilled hole at proximal end. In ink says "Pt. Barrow Alaska 1882-3 Dark - Davidson." Flat, four-sided.
Donor:
Ellinor C. Davidson and George Davidson
Collection place:
Point Barrow, North Slope Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Point Barrow
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
A. C. Dark
Collection date:
1882-1883
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1945
Context of use:
Used in putting on the backing of a bow to raise parts of the cord when an end is to be passed under and in tucking in the ends in finishing off a whipping. Probably also used in putting whippings or seizings on any other implements.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 12.5 centimeters
Comment:
References: Murdoch, Pt. Barrow Eskimo, pp. 291-292.