Bone Boat-Hook Item Number: E73797-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Written on artifact itself: "Ice or seal hook used in boat, Taku Harbor, S.E. Alaska." Written by Dr. William Fitzhugh on barcode tag with artifact: "Must be Norton Sound/SW Alaskan Eskimo origin."
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected by Lt. U S N Timothy D. Bolles in Alaska, USA
- Received from U. S. Department of the Navy on November 3, 1884
What
- Name
- Bone Boat-Hook
- Identification Number
- E73797-0
- Type of Item
- boat hook
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit, Taku ? and Eskimo ?
- Field Collector
- Lt. U S N Timothy D. Bolles
- Received from
- U. S. Department of the Navy
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on November 3, 1884
Other
- Accession Number
- 015153