(a) Plummet shaped wood carving with 3 curved steel hooks. Attached by walrus hide thong to wood handle. (b) 3 rawhide guards for hooks. Sealskin thong broken. Made of wood, steel, and walrus hide.
Donor:
Lillian Barstow
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Wallace Barstow
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1940
Context of use:
Retriever and tow for seals and ducks.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(a)— length 23.7 centimeters and (b)— length 4.5 centimeters