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Object Number
52-6-10/33290
Display Title
Bone bola weights
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone bola weights
Inventory Description
Sinkers, perforated bone with braided fiber cord
Classification
- Sinker
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
North Slope Burough
Additional Geographic Terms
Point Hope
Materials
Bone, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 2.6 x 2.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 x 1 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
52-6-10/33290
Provenance
Provenance
Dunbar Lockwood
(1913)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-45-10/33028 | Complete bola with 7 bone weights on braided sinew lines. |
Bola
Raw Material |
North Slope Burough
| |
| 2002.1.1807 | Carved bone lump (bola weight?), perforated, with portion of leather thong |
Sinker
|
Alaska
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Diortie war club or weights of bolas
| 46-73-10/89269 | Diortie war club or weights of bolas |
Roundstone
|
Los Guanacos
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Sandstone war club or weights of bolas
| 46-73-10/89268 | Sandstone war club or weights of bolas |
Roundstone
|
Los Guanacos
| |
| 53-36-60/10143 | Bola of bone ivory and string on braided sinue - bird feathers are missing |
Snare
|
Siberia
| |
| 49-38-10/31708 | Bird bolas - 7 pieces of bone |
Snare
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/52076 | Bird bolas |
Snare
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 98-18-10/52073 | Bird bolas |
Snare
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 98-18-10/52074 | Bird bolas |
Snare
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 24-20-10/98057 | Bird bolas |
Raw Material
Fishing and trapping |
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/52075 | Bird bolas |
Snare
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 99-11-10/52390 | Bolas for capturing birds |
Snare
|
Nome Census Area
|