Fishing lure

Museum number:
2-2027
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Oblong piece tapered ivory with 2 perforations at narrow end, 2 bent iron hooks.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Northwest Bering Sea
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
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 8.2 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-2027, described as Oblong piece tapered ivory with 2 perforations at narrow end, 2 bent iron hooks.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-2027, described as Oblong piece tapered ivory with 2 perforations at narrow end, 2 bent iron hooks.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing lure, accession number 2-2027, described as Oblong piece tapered ivory with 2 perforations at narrow end, 2 bent iron hooks.

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