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Object Number
94-57-10/R65
Display Title
Fish lure. Body of striped stone & slate; hook of copper. Ornamented.
Descriptions
Object Description
Fish lure. Body of striped stone & slate; hook of copper; lure ornamented. Iron pin missing from hole.
Inventory Description
Fishing lure, carved stone body, lashed with sinew, glass beads, hook missing
Classification
- Lure
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1894
Culture
- Tikigagmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
North Slope Burough
Additional Geographic Terms
Cape Lisburne
Materials
Stone, Glass, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 1.9 cm (1 15/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
R\65
Provenance
Collector
Frederick H. Rindge
(?)
Donor
Frederick H. Rindge
(1894)
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