Spear model

Museum number:
2-57623
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020057623
Accession number:
Acc.3041
Description:
Wood, bone foreshaft (point missing), 2-ply sinew line; some rawhide cordage attached.
Donor:
John A. Hiemann
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
John A. Hiemann
Collection date:
ca. 1959
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spears (weapons)
Accession date:
1974
Context of use:
Seal spear. Probably from kayak model.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 43 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear model, accession number 2-57623, described as Wood, bone foreshaft (point missing), 2-ply sinew line; some rawhide cordage attached.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear model, accession number 2-57623, described as Wood, bone foreshaft (point missing), 2-ply sinew line; some rawhide cordage attached.

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