Spear

Museum number:
2-6380
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Alternate number:
x-2573 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Object count:
1
Description:
Three tapered points (one broken off at shaft). Inner edges barbed, attached to wooden shaft with sinew.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Leather, Sinew (material), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Spears (weapons)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Bird spear for geese
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 1.64 meters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 2-6380, described as Three tapered points (one broken off at shaft). Inner edges barbed, attached to wooden shaft with sinew.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 2-6380, described as Three tapered points (one broken off at shaft). Inner edges barbed, attached to wooden shaft with sinew.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Spear, accession number 2-6380, described as Three tapered points (one broken off at shaft). Inner edges barbed, attached to wooden shaft with sinew.

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