Sinker (fishing)

Museum number:
2-19444
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1014 and Acc.854
Description:
Flat elongate pebble, perforated at two ends. Mottled black and white stone.
Donor:
Ellinor C. Davidson, Frances B. Molera, and George Davidson
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sinkers (fishing)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1945 and 1950
Context of use:
Sinker for fish line.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 8.3 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-19444, described as Flat elongate pebble, perforated at two ends. Mottled black and white stone.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-19444, described as Flat elongate pebble, perforated at two ends. Mottled black and white stone.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sinker (fishing), accession number 2-19444, described as Flat elongate pebble, perforated at two ends. Mottled black and white stone.

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