Atlatl

Museum number:
2-14932
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.693
Description:
Inlaid knob of walrus ivory; green and brown paint.
Donor:
Margaret Lantis
Collection place:
Unalaska, Unalaska Island, Fox Islands
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Aleutian Islands; Unalaska
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Collector:
Margaret Lantis
Collection date:
1934
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Atlatls
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1934
Context of use:
For 2-14931 (harpoon).
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Atlatl, accession number 2-14932, described as Inlaid knob of walrus ivory; green and brown paint.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Atlatl, accession number 2-14932, described as Inlaid knob of walrus ivory; green and brown paint.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Atlatl, accession number 2-14932, described as Inlaid knob of walrus ivory; green and brown paint.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Atlatl, accession number 2-14932, described as Inlaid knob of walrus ivory; green and brown paint.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Atlatl, accession number 2-14932, described as Inlaid knob of walrus ivory; green and brown paint.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Atlatl, accession number 2-14932, described as Inlaid knob of walrus ivory; green and brown paint.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Atlatl, accession number 2-14932, described as Inlaid knob of walrus ivory; green and brown paint.

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