Handle and sinker

Museum number:
2-16720
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.770
Description:
Bone handle and sinker for salmon seine. Curved piece whalebone drilled at both ends.
Donor:
Margaret Lantis
Collection place:
Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island, Bethel Census Area
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Nunivak Island; Mekoryuk
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Margaret Lantis
Collection date:
1940
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1940
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 24 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handle and sinker, accession number 2-16720, described as Bone handle and sinker for salmon seine. Curved piece whalebone drilled at both ends.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handle and sinker, accession number 2-16720, described as Bone handle and sinker for salmon seine. Curved piece whalebone drilled at both ends.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Handle and sinker, accession number 2-16720, described as Bone handle and sinker for salmon seine. Curved piece whalebone drilled at both ends.

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