Throwing stick

Museum number:
2-4344
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-490 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Made of red stained wood, probably basswood. Short, shallow longitudinal groove one side. Long rectangular shape.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Throwing stick for spear.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 47 centimeters
Loans:
S2018-2019 #10: Fort Ross Historical Museum (May 19, 2019–May 19, 2019)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Throwing stick, accession number 2-4344, described as Made of red stained wood, probably basswood. Short, shallow longitudinal groove one side. Long rectangular shape.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Throwing stick, accession number 2-4344, described as Made of red stained wood, probably basswood. Short, shallow longitudinal groove one side. Long rectangular shape.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Throwing stick, accession number 2-4344, described as Made of red stained wood, probably basswood. Short, shallow longitudinal groove one side. Long rectangular shape.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Throwing stick, accession number 2-4344, described as Made of red stained wood, probably basswood. Short, shallow longitudinal groove one side. Long rectangular shape.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Throwing stick, accession number 2-4344, described as Made of red stained wood, probably basswood. Short, shallow longitudinal groove one side. Long rectangular shape.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Throwing stick, accession number 2-4344, described as Made of red stained wood, probably basswood. Short, shallow longitudinal groove one side. Long rectangular shape.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Throwing stick, accession number 2-4344, described as Made of red stained wood, probably basswood. Short, shallow longitudinal groove one side. Long rectangular shape.

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