(a) Bird wing bone with groove at one end to which is tied sinew line. (b) Wood cylinder with notch in center, broken sinew line attached. Noose part missing.
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
Context of use:
Part of marmot snare (for Parry's marmot).
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(b)— length 4.1 centimeters and (a)— length 6.8 centimeters
Comment:
References: Cf. Nelson, p. 124 and figure 4, plate LI.