Donor Name:

Edward W. Nelson  Search this

Culture:

Eskimo  Search this

Object Type:

Lance

Place:

Cape Nome, Norton Sound, Alaska, United States, North America

Accession Date:

1880

Notes:

FROM CARD: "PEABODY MUS. ILLUS. IN BAE 18TH AR, PT. 1; PL. LV-B3; P. 139."

Described p. 112 in Brown, James Temple. 1883. The whale fishery and its appliances. Washington: Govt. print. off.: "Seal-lance. Pole, wood; lance-head, flint, lashed to pole and seized with seal sinew. Length, 9 feet. Cape Nome, Alaska. E. W. Nelson."

Record Last Modified:

31 Aug 2018

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

80A00050

USNM Number:

E45419-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3466e99b2-1183-49d7-b059-72031103c406

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8464594