Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-1810
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
spear thrower, atlatl, Red stained conifer with carved ivory inset and in relief an all four sides, single curved ivory spur.
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 and Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Probably made for sale
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 46.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1967-1968 #25 [formerly I-54-B]: University of California, Riverside/John F. Goins (July 1, 1954–present)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1810, described as spear thrower, atlatl, Red stained conifer with carved ivory inset and in relief an all four sides, single curved ivory spur.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1810, described as spear thrower, atlatl, Red stained conifer with carved ivory inset and in relief an all four sides, single curved ivory spur.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1810, described as spear thrower, atlatl, Red stained conifer with carved ivory inset and in relief an all four sides, single curved ivory spur.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1810, described as spear thrower, atlatl, Red stained conifer with carved ivory inset and in relief an all four sides, single curved ivory spur.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-1810, described as spear thrower, atlatl, Red stained conifer with carved ivory inset and in relief an all four sides, single curved ivory spur.

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