Collector:

Edward W. Nelson  Search this

Donor Name:

Edward W. Nelson  Search this

Culture:

Eskimo  Search this

Object Type:

Bag Fastener

Place:

Nulukhtulogumut, Yukon & Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, United States, North America

Accession Date:

1879

Notes:

FROM CARD: "BIRD BOLAS.---FOUR WALRUS TEETH ATTACHED TO EACH OTHER BY LONG CORDS. USED IN THE CAPTURE OF WATER FOWL. THE WEAPON IS THROWN AMONG A FLOCK OF RISING BIRDS, SOME OF WHICH ARE APT TO BE ENTANGLED AND BROUGHT DOWN. ESKIMO, SHAKTOLIK, ALASKA. 38,404. COLLECTED BY E. W. NELSON."

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

008133

USNM Number:

E38404-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32e35a829-5dbc-47dd-b874-de08cb774661

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8419151