Bola

Museum number:
2-5858
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-948 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
6 pieces. five stones one and ivory piece with a hole filled with wood, drilled and attached to braided grass fiber, other end attached to a tuft of feather; wear patina; this weapon shows a very high standard of craftsmanship. Native name: yaqulegcuun.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Bering Sea and North, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Eskimo attr.
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bone (material), Feather (material), Grass (plant material), Ivory (material), Stone (worked rock), and Wood (plant material) (grass; bone (baculum))
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bolas (projectile weapons)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
2-4314
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
stone— weight 12 grams, stone— length 3 centimeters, whole— length 63 centimeters, whole— weight 66.6 grams, and stone— diameter 2 centimeters
Comment:
Neg. number: ACC32-05 p. 93 Graburn
Loans:
S1978-1979 #43: El Camino College (February 5, 1979–June 29, 1979)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bola, accession number 2-5858, described as 6 pieces. five stones one and ivory piece with a hole filled with wood, drilled and attached to braided grass fiber, other end attached to a tuft of feather; wear patina; this weapon shows a very high standard of craftsmanship. Native name: yaqulegcuun.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bola, accession number 2-5858, described as 6 pieces. five stones one and ivory piece with a hole filled with wood, drilled and attached to braided grass fiber, other end attached to a tuft of feather; wear patina; this weapon shows a very high standard of craftsmanship. Native name: yaqulegcuun.

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