Spruce. Inlaid longitudinal strips of ivory with circle and dot motif. 4 seal heads, 1 seal in full relief (ivory), 2 antler pegs. Ornamented with ivory trimmings.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; St. Michael
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Rudolph Neumann
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Atlatls
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Throwing stick for shooting sea otter
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 53 centimeters
Comment:
Second Orig. No.: Neumann #259.
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960), S1964-1965 #44: Science Center (Diablo Valley College) (December 30, 1964–March 4, 1965), and S1973-1974 #49: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (November 4, 1973–August 8, 1974)