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Object Number
49-38-10/31708
Display Title
Bird bolas - 7 pieces of bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Snare, bird bolas, carved ivory/bone weights, fiber cord, wrapped straw bundle
Classification
- Snare
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Bering Strait region
Materials
Baleen, Ivory, Fiber, Straw
Dimensions
Overall: 13.7 x 2.4 x 2.6 cm (5 3/8 x 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
49-38-10/31708
Provenance
Collector
H. E. Burnham
(?)
Donor
Mrs. Arthur O. Roberts
(August 15, 1949)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Snare
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 99-11-10/52390 | Bolas for capturing birds |
Snare
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 98-18-10/52076 | Bird bolas |
Snare
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 98-18-10/52073 | Bird bolas |
Snare
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 98-18-10/52075 | Bird bolas |
Snare
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 88-51-10/50204 | Bird bolas |
Snare
|
Unalakleet
| |
| 29-26-10/98401 | Bola |
Snare
|
Alaska
| |
| 87-15-10/45756 | Bird bolas |
Bola
|
Unalaska Island
| |
| 24-20-10/98057 | Bird bolas |
Fishing and trapping
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
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Snare
|
Siberia
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Balls of bird bolas
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North Slope Burough
| ||
| 46-62-30/5432 | Bolas weight |
Metal
Raw Material |
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|