Sinker (fishing)

Museum number:
2-16724
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.770
Description:
sinker: Basalt. Grooved at 2 sides.
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
Object class:
Sinkers (fishing)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1940
Context of use:
Probably for composite codfish and halibut hooks.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
whole— depth 1.5 centimeters, width 6.3 centimeters, whole— width 5.75 centimeters, and whole— length 6.5 centimeters
Loans:
S2016-2017 #10: Fort Ross Historical Museum (May 20, 2017–May 20, 2017)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-16724, described as sinker: Basalt. Grooved at 2 sides.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-16724, described as sinker: Basalt. Grooved at 2 sides.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-16724, described as sinker: Basalt. Grooved at 2 sides.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-16724, described as sinker: Basalt. Grooved at 2 sides.

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