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Object Number
29-26-10/98401
Display Title
Bola
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Snare, bird bolas, weights of animal teeth, antler, ivory, rawhide cord, cloth
Classification
- Snare
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 12.4 x 2.3 cm (8 1/4 x 4 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
98401
Provenance
Collector
Mr. George F. Willey
(1906-1907 - 1929)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|
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| |
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|
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| |
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Snare
|
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| |
| 98-18-10/52074 | Bird bolas |
Snare
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/52076 | Bird bolas |
Snare
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/52073 | Bird bolas |
Snare
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/52075 | Bird bolas |
Snare
|
Alaska
| |
| 53-36-60/10143 | Bola of bone ivory and string on braided sinue - bird feathers are missing |
Snare
|
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| |
| 87-15-10/45756 | Bird bolas |
Bola
|
Unalaska Island
| |
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Sinker
|
Alaska
| |
| 24-20-10/98057 | Bird bolas |
Fishing and trapping
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
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Bola
Raw Material |
Chile
|