Sinker (fishing)

Museum number:
2-3930
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-76 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Smooth, polished stone, probably an unfinished sinker for a fishing line.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Collector:
Alaska Commercial Company
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sinkers (fishing)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing and 8.3 For Manufacturing
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-3930, described as Smooth, polished stone, probably an unfinished sinker for a fishing line.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-3930, described as Smooth, polished stone, probably an unfinished sinker for a fishing line.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-3930, described as Smooth, polished stone, probably an unfinished sinker for a fishing line.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-3930, described as Smooth, polished stone, probably an unfinished sinker for a fishing line.

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