Fish spear, upper portion.

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Object Number 15-36-10/86459

Display Title Fish spear, upper portion.

Descriptions

Object Description Fish spear, upper portion, for striking down on the back of fish from a canoe. Side barbs of deer bones and middle point of deer's antler wrapped with Indian hemp twine.

Inventory Description Spear

Classification

Spear

Department Ethnographic

Date before 1915

Culture

Thompson

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / Canada / British Columbia

Materials Wood Bone Indian hemp Antler

Dimensions 71.5 cm L x 13 cm W

Quantity 1

Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915

Provenance

Collector James A. Teit (1915)

Seller James A. Teit

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	15-36-10/86460	Fish spear, upper portion. Single point.	Spear	British Columbia
	15-36-10/86458	Small bag dip net of fine hemp twine used for netting small fish.	Nets	British Columbia
Image Not Available for Fish hook for large fish	15-36-10/86462	Fish hook for large fish		British Columbia
	15-36-10/86457	Stone sinkers used with large nets set in lakes.	Sinker	British Columbia
	46-78-70/2396	Very long spear with upper part covered with barbs of bone	Spear	Vanuatu
	15-36-10/86467	Beaver spear or harpoon. Point and barb of bone inserted loosely in end.	Harpoon	British Columbia
	15-36-10/86278	Bag of Indian hemp twine closely woven, stiff rawhide bottom, mouth edged with leather, used as a mortar bag.	Bag Mortar	British Columbia
	15-36-10/86456.2	Floats of tule wrapped and attached with hemp twine.	Float	British Columbia
	15-36-10/86455	Large net of Indian hemp twine	Net	British Columbia
	15-36-10/86271	Carrying bag of elaeagnus bark, hemp twine, and leather and strap, painted.	Bag	British Columbia
	15-36-10/86461	Fish hook of deer's bone and line of Apocynum. Bone incised composite hook.	Fishhook	British Columbia
	15-36-10/86491	Oblong bag of elaeagnus bark twine and hemp. Weave is zig-zag warp open twine.	Bag	British Columbia

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