Block

Museum number:
2-6878
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020006878
Alternate number:
x-3071 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Umiak rigging; antler peg for lashing (hook-shaped "block"); 3 holes for attachment at base.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Nautical rigging
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
to attach a belt loop
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 6.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Block, accession number 2-6878, described as Umiak rigging; antler peg for lashing (hook-shaped "block"); 3 holes for attachment at base.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Block, accession number 2-6878, described as Umiak rigging; antler peg for lashing (hook-shaped "block"); 3 holes for attachment at base.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Block, accession number 2-6878, described as Umiak rigging; antler peg for lashing (hook-shaped "block"); 3 holes for attachment at base.

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