Fishing lure

Museum number:
2-2709
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Re-carved "fossil" ivory in shape of fish. Perforated underside and tail, inset eyes.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Lures
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
For fishing
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 11.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-2709, described as Re-carved "fossil" ivory in shape of fish. Perforated underside and tail, inset eyes.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-2709, described as Re-carved "fossil" ivory in shape of fish. Perforated underside and tail, inset eyes.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-2709, described as Re-carved "fossil" ivory in shape of fish. Perforated underside and tail, inset eyes.

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