Spear point

Museum number:
2-16694
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020016694
Accession number:
Acc.770
Description:
Slate point.
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
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spearheads (projectile points) and Spearheads (staff weapon components)
Accession date:
1940
Context of use:
For large walrus spear.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 9 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear point, accession number 2-16694, described as Slate point.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear point, accession number 2-16694, described as Slate point.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear point, accession number 2-16694, described as Slate point.

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