Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-9197
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
2-4339 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Painted red and black, with large blue bead inserted on top near grip. Birch. 1 antler peg, stubs of two other pegs.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Unalakleet, Norton Sound, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Norton Sound; Unalakleet
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Antler (material) and Glass (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Atlatls
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
to propel darts and bird spears
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 56.3 centimeters
Loans:
S1978-1979 #43: El Camino College (February 5, 1979–June 29, 1979)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-9197, described as Painted red and black, with large blue bead inserted on top near grip. Birch. 1 antler peg, stubs of two other pegs.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-9197, described as Painted red and black, with large blue bead inserted on top near grip. Birch. 1 antler peg, stubs of two other pegs.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-9197, described as Painted red and black, with large blue bead inserted on top near grip. Birch. 1 antler peg, stubs of two other pegs.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-9197, described as Painted red and black, with large blue bead inserted on top near grip. Birch. 1 antler peg, stubs of two other pegs.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-9197, described as Painted red and black, with large blue bead inserted on top near grip. Birch. 1 antler peg, stubs of two other pegs.

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