Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-1815
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Douglas fir, red stain with single black stripe. 2 antler pegs.
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
Taxon:
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Atlatls
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 51.8 centimeters
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955) and S1972-1973 #47: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/William S. Simmons (January 19, 1973–January 19, 1973)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1815, described as Douglas fir, red stain with single black stripe. 2 antler pegs.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1815, described as Douglas fir, red stain with single black stripe. 2 antler pegs.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1815, described as Douglas fir, red stain with single black stripe. 2 antler pegs.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1815, described as Douglas fir, red stain with single black stripe. 2 antler pegs.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1815, described as Douglas fir, red stain with single black stripe. 2 antler pegs.

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