Spear-thrower

Museum number:
2-9196
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
2-4339 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Spruce. 1 antler peg, 1 ivory peg. Number changed from 2-4339 in 3/9/08
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Nunivak Island, Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Nunivak Island
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
March 9, 1908
Materials:
Antler (material) and Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Atlatls
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
to dart & birdspear
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 48.6 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-9196, described as Spruce. 1 antler peg, 1 ivory peg. Number changed from 2-4339 in 3/9/08Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-9196, described as Spruce. 1 antler peg, 1 ivory peg. Number changed from 2-4339 in 3/9/08
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-9196, described as Spruce. 1 antler peg, 1 ivory peg. Number changed from 2-4339 in 3/9/08Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-9196, described as Spruce. 1 antler peg, 1 ivory peg. Number changed from 2-4339 in 3/9/08Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear-thrower, accession number 2-9196, described as Spruce. 1 antler peg, 1 ivory peg. Number changed from 2-4339 in 3/9/08

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