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spear
;
model
Object Type
spear
model
Museum number
Am1855,1126.230
Description
Spear, model shaft carved from wood, handles and spear head carved from ivory (walrus) with copper blade inserted. Head bound to shaft with sinew.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Malemiut
(?)
Made by:
Eskimo-Aleut
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Spark
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Kotzebue Sound
Materials
walrus ivory
copper
wood
sinew
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Length:
15 centimetres
Width:
1 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
John Barrow
Acquisition date
1855
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am1855,1126.230