Beluga Whale Throwing-Stick
date: label: Accession Date
content: 27 Sep 1883
name: label: Donor Name
content: Charles L. McKay
notes: label: Notes
content: Described p. 116 in Brown, James Temple. 1883. The whale fishery and its appliances. Washington: Govt. print. off.: "Throwing Stick. Wood, grooved on one side; shoulder of ivory, against which the butt of the harpoon-shaft rests, rigidly fastened at the rear end of the groove. Two ivory pegs are permanently fastened on one side, at the rear end, to strengthen the grip. Used by natives for hurling the harpoon in the capture of the beluga. Length, 18 inches. Alaska. C. L. McKay."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 5 Nov 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Alaska, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 013527
label: USNM Number
content: E72398-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Atlatl