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Object Number
98-18-10/52072
Display Title
Stone club for killing seals
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone club for killing seals
Inventory Description
Plummet, stone on rawhide thong
Classification
- Fishing and trapping
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms
Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials
Stone, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 43 x 6.3 x 6.4 cm (16 15/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
52072
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Miner Bruce
(?)
Donor
Capt. Miner Bruce
(1898)
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