Harpoon-Staff With Ivory Head
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; PL. LIV-8; P. 137."
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. 138. Nagiiquyaq Seal Hunting Spear. The heavy socket piece, made to hold a barbed point, weights the front and allows the spear to float upright in water for easy retrieval. L. 54 1/2 in., W. 1 1/4 in., H. 1 1/2 in.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jan 2021
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Kuskokwim Bay, Lower, 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: E36081-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Dart
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 137.5 cm
label: Width
content: 2.5 cm
label: Diameter
content: 2.5 cm