Fish spear

Museum number:
2-35777
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1151 and Acc.2036
Description:
Fish spear. Partial shaft only. Wood and whale bone with commercial twine wrapping.
Donor:
Arctic Institute of North America, David Wayne Peri, and Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Mr. Smith
Collection date:
before 1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spears (weapons)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1955 and 1965
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 55.2 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fish spear, accession number 2-35777, described as Fish spear. Partial shaft only. Wood and whale bone with commercial twine wrapping.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fish spear, accession number 2-35777, described as Fish spear. Partial shaft only. Wood and whale bone with commercial twine wrapping.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fish spear, accession number 2-35777, described as Fish spear. Partial shaft only. Wood and whale bone with commercial twine wrapping.

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