Line and toggles

Museum number:
2-16735
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020016735
Accession number:
Acc.770
Description:
Sections of harpoon line with 5 ivory toggles attached. 3 rawhide bundles, 5 cord attachers.
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
Context of use:
This line connects harpoon head with seal float. Note: it does not connect the shaft.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Line and toggles, accession number 2-16735, described as Sections of harpoon line with 5 ivory toggles attached. 3 rawhide bundles, 5 cord attachers.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Line and toggles, accession number 2-16735, described as Sections of harpoon line with 5 ivory toggles attached. 3 rawhide bundles, 5 cord attachers.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Line and toggles, accession number 2-16735, described as Sections of harpoon line with 5 ivory toggles attached. 3 rawhide bundles, 5 cord attachers.

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