Lance

Museum number:
2-4364
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-510 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Foreshaft. Brass point in antler haft. Red stained wood shaft.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Materials:
Antler (material), Sinew (material), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Used for hunting white whales and walrus.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 27.1 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Lance, accession number 2-4364, described as Foreshaft. Brass point in antler haft. Red stained wood shaft.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Lance, accession number 2-4364, described as Foreshaft. Brass point in antler haft. Red stained wood shaft.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Lance, accession number 2-4364, described as Foreshaft. Brass point in antler haft. Red stained wood shaft.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Lance, accession number 2-4364, described as Foreshaft. Brass point in antler haft. Red stained wood shaft.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Lance, accession number 2-4364, described as Foreshaft. Brass point in antler haft. Red stained wood shaft.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Lance, accession number 2-4364, described as Foreshaft. Brass point in antler haft. Red stained wood shaft.

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