Bolas

Museum number:
2-5934
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Alternate number:
x-2127 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Bola. 2 pieces ivory on sinew cordage. Two somewhat polished teeth attached to braided grass fiber cord. Used for hunting birds. Native name: yaqulegcuun. Also see 2-4314.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Bering Sea and North, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Grass (plant material) and Tooth (material) (grass)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bolas (projectile weapons)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Used for hunting birds.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
tooth 2— height 1.2 centimeters, tooth 2— width 1.8 centimeters, tooth 1— height 1.2 centimeters, tooth 1— width 1.4 centimeters, tooth 1— length 3.8 centimeters, and tooth 2— length 2.9 centimeters
Comment:
Neg. number: ACC32-05 p. 93 Graburn
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bolas, accession number 2-5934, described as Bola. 2 pieces ivory on sinew cordage. Two somewhat polished teeth attached to braided grass fiber cord. Used for hunting birds. Native name: yaqulegcuun. Also see 2-4314.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bolas, accession number 2-5934, described as Bola. 2 pieces ivory on sinew cordage. Two somewhat polished teeth attached to braided grass fiber cord. Used for hunting birds. Native name: yaqulegcuun. Also see 2-4314.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bolas, accession number 2-5934, described as Bola. 2 pieces ivory on sinew cordage. Two somewhat polished teeth attached to braided grass fiber cord. Used for hunting birds. Native name: yaqulegcuun. Also see 2-4314.

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