Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-16686
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020016686
Accession number:
Acc.770
Description:
Painted with ochre and Vivianite. Spruce, two ivory pegs, one-half stained red.
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:
Atlatls
Accession date:
1940
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 54.2 centimeters
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955) and S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-16686, described as Painted with ochre and Vivianite. Spruce, two ivory pegs, one-half stained red.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-16686, described as Painted with ochre and Vivianite. Spruce, two ivory pegs, one-half stained red.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-16686, described as Painted with ochre and Vivianite. Spruce, two ivory pegs, one-half stained red.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-16686, described as Painted with ochre and Vivianite. Spruce, two ivory pegs, one-half stained red.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-16686, described as Painted with ochre and Vivianite. Spruce, two ivory pegs, one-half stained red.

Tools