Braining stone

Museum number:
2-19247
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Accession number:
Acc.854
Description:
Ball of diorite with perforated projection. Biconical perforation for thong (thong missing).
Donor:
Ellinor C. Davidson and George Davidson
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1945
Context of use:
For killing large hair seals.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 7.2 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: cf. Nelson Pl. LII#5.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Braining stone, accession number 2-19247, described as Ball of diorite with perforated projection. Biconical perforation for thong (thong missing).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Braining stone, accession number 2-19247, described as Ball of diorite with perforated projection. Biconical perforation for thong (thong missing).Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Braining stone, accession number 2-19247, described as Ball of diorite with perforated projection. Biconical perforation for thong (thong missing).

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