Museum catalogue: Arctic Material Culture Collection
Bolas
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Accession no.: | Y: 2019/116b | ||||||
Title: | Bolas | ||||||
Description: | A polished walrus ivory weight for a bolas used in hunting birds. Collected by Episcopal missionary Augustus Reginald Hoare in Point Hope, Alaska, between 1908 and 1920. | ||||||
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Number of items: | 1 | ||||||
Full description: |
A dark, patinated and polished walrus ivory weight for a bolas used in hunting birds, with peforation for looping to thong |
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