Snow beater

Museum number:
2-1349
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Snow beater; curved piece of bone with groove, 6 holes (probably for lacing) on handle.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
For beating snow from boots, clothing and other aritcles made of fur.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 40.5 centimeters
Comment:
References: Nelson P. 77.
Loans:
S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960) and S1983-1984 #14: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/James Anderson (Hupa) (September 19, 1983–September 26, 1983)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snow beater, accession number 2-1349, described as Snow beater; curved piece of bone with groove, 6 holes (probably for lacing) on handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snow beater, accession number 2-1349, described as Snow beater; curved piece of bone with groove, 6 holes (probably for lacing) on handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snow beater, accession number 2-1349, described as Snow beater; curved piece of bone with groove, 6 holes (probably for lacing) on handle.

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