Donor Name:

Charles L. McKay  Search this

Object Type:

Lance

Place:

Alaska, United States, North America

Accession Date:

27 Sep 1883

Notes:

From card: "# 72403 - Illus. in USNM Rept, 1900; fig. 92; p. 302."

72402 and 72403 described p. 113 in Brown, James Temple. 1883. The whale fishery and its appliances. Washington: Govt. print. off.: "Beluga-Lance Butts. Two butts made of walrus ivory, wedge-shaped, so as to be conveniently driven into the end of the lance, and provided with shoulders, by means of which they are seized and lashed. Length, 3 3/4 inches. 72403. Length, 4 inches. 72402. Alaska. C. L. McKay."

Record Last Modified:

7 Jul 2021

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

013527

USNM Number:

E72403-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33cbc7a04-028e-4abf-8cce-434776754bc1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8476252