Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-1817
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020001817
Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Conifer with red stain at handle end, traces of black stain on remainder, black stripe. 1 antler peg
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Norton Sound, Nome Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Norton Sound
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Atlatls
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 44.3 centimeters
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960), S1974-1975 #19: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Allen Pastron (October 2, 1974–October 4, 1974), and S1974-1975 #82: Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo (April 21, 1975–December 19, 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1817, described as Conifer with red stain at handle end, traces of black stain on remainder, black stripe. 1 antler pegHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1817, described as Conifer with red stain at handle end, traces of black stain on remainder, black stripe. 1 antler peg
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1817, described as Conifer with red stain at handle end, traces of black stain on remainder, black stripe. 1 antler pegDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1817, described as Conifer with red stain at handle end, traces of black stain on remainder, black stripe. 1 antler pegDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1817, described as Conifer with red stain at handle end, traces of black stain on remainder, black stripe. 1 antler peg

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