Fishing pole

Museum number:
2-69115
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4555
Object count:
1
Description:
Made of wood, bow shaped. Pole is bent into a "J" shape and is held under tension (currently) with nylon monofilament. An iron wire hook is thrust through an ivory fish-like lure, weighted with lead, suspended with monofilament from the long end of bow.
Donor:
Valene Smith McIntyre
Collection place:
Western Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Western Alaska
Culture or time period:
Eskimo
Collector:
Valene Smith McIntyre
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 16 centimeters and length 49.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing pole, accession number 2-69115, described as Made of wood, bow shaped. Pole is bent into a "J" shape and is held under tension (currently) with nylon monofilament. An iron wire hook is thrust through an ivory fish-like lure, weighted with lead, suspended with monofilament from the long end of bow.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing pole, accession number 2-69115, described as Made of wood, bow shaped. Pole is bent into a "J" shape and is held under tension (currently) with nylon monofilament. An iron wire hook is thrust through an ivory fish-like lure, weighted with lead, suspended with monofilament from the long end of bow.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fishing pole, accession number 2-69115, described as Made of wood, bow shaped. Pole is bent into a "J" shape and is held under tension (currently) with nylon monofilament. An iron wire hook is thrust through an ivory fish-like lure, weighted with lead, suspended with monofilament from the long end of bow.

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