Fish Lance etc. Item Number: E23522-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "FISH SPEAR OR GIG. ROUGH TIP, MADE OF TWO PIECES OF BONE, FASTENED TOGETHER BY SINEW AND PITCH, FITTED OVER THE ENDS OF ROUGH WOODEN SHANKS OF UN-EQUAL LENGTH, WHICH ARE SECURED TO A STOUT STAFF BY A SERVING MADE OF CEDAR ROOTS. THE LINE, FASTENED TO THE TIPS, IS OF TWISTED RAWHIDE OR SINEW. MADE BY CLALLAM INDIANS. LENGTH, 53 INCHES. WASHINGTON TERRITORY, 1876. 23,522. JAMES G. SWAN."
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected by James G. Swan in Washington, USA
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- Fish Lance etc.
- Identification Number
- E23522-0
- Type of Item
- lance
Who
- Culture
- Clallam
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 005260