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Object Number
2004.24.20139
Display Title
Seal Decoy, fish pole line and bait, Beluga or white whale lance
Descriptions
Keywords
- Studio
- Fishing
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Lance
- Decoy
- Bait
- Seal
- Pole
- Line
- Fish
Department
Photographic
Date
1950
Artist
Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
- Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
/
Port Clarence
Materials
Negative, black and white
Dimensions
Overall: 8.89 x 12.7 cm (3 1/2 x 5 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50224 | Beluga or white whale lance head-headed with chipped glass |
Harpoon
|
Cape Darby
| |
| 88-51-10/50209 | Beluga or white whale lance-head, slate blade/point |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50202 | Beluga or white whale lance-head |
Harpoon
|
Unalakleet
| |
| 88-51-10/50313 | Beluga or white whale lance heads and case |
Harpoon
|
Port Clarence
| |
| 88-51-10/50162 | Beluga or white whale lance head |
Harpoon
|
Anvik
| |
| 54-4-10/34448 | Whale bone "seal call" or scratching decoy for seal |
Fishing and trapping
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/52084 | Beluga or white whale lancehead |
Harpoon
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 98-18-10/52085 | Beluga or white whale lancehead |
Harpoon
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 60-48-10/39074 | Soapstone carving "white whale" (Beluga) |
Carving
|
Lake Harbour
| |
| 94-57-10/R16 | Beluga lance heads of transluscent beige chert. Darts for throwing board. |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 09-8-10/74526 | White whale lance head |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 04-28-10/63540 | Seal decoy-handle end in shape of seal hand |
Decoy
|
Alaska
|