Slate Dart In Sheath
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1879
name: label: Collector
content: Edward W. Nelson
label: Donor Name
content: Edward W. Nelson
notes: label: Notes
content: FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN BAE 18TH AR, PT. 1; P1. LV-B6; P. 139. ILLUS. IN BAE 18TH AR, PT. 1; P1. LVII-A-24; P. 148. 1/83 SITES INUA LOAN-KNIFE. 3/83 ALASKA STATE MUS. - SHEATH. LENT TO ALASKA STATE MUSEUM 3/31/83. LOAN RETURNED 09 23 87." Note: Neg. #2004-62761 is overall shot of harpoon blade/sheath. Neg. #2005-4885 is view showing tip/base of socket of harpoon blade with incised cross (Per Ann Riordan, 2005, incised cross makes it so when blade is pushed in the socket, air gets caught as well, making it easier for blade to come off in the flesh of the walrus).
label: Notes
content: Photo and description in Fienup-Riordan, Ann. 2007. Yuungnaqpiallerput, The Way We Genuinely Live: Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival. Seattle: University Of Washington Press, p. 144. Qalugyaq Walrus Harpoon Point. Frank Andrew [from Kwigillingok] explained the incisions on the point's base: "Some have these small spaces that provide an air pocket in the insertion hole, where the point is attached. These spaces aren't decorations but are filled with [compressed] air that can help the shaft come off easily and fly back." L. 5 1/2 in., W. 1 1/2 in., H. 1 1/4 in.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jan 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 2
place: label: Place
content: Cape Vancouver, Alaska, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Eskimo, Yup'ik
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 008133
label: USNM Number
content: E37389-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Dart / Sheath
physicalDescription: label: Width
content: 4 cm