Toggle shaft

Museum number:
2-59571
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020059571
Accession number:
Acc.3282
Description:
Antler, rawhide loop through slot. 3 incised diagonal lines, perpendicular to slot (ownership marks?).
Donor:
Mrs. Bernice Wetterwik
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Louis Levy
Collection date:
1879-1947
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Toggles
Context of use:
Toggle shaft for harpoon toggle head.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 7.3 centimeters
Comment:
Context of use: cf. 2-4388, 2-16692a.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Toggle shaft, accession number 2-59571, described as Antler, rawhide loop through slot. 3 incised diagonal lines, perpendicular to slot (ownership marks?).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Toggle shaft, accession number 2-59571, described as Antler, rawhide loop through slot. 3 incised diagonal lines, perpendicular to slot (ownership marks?).

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