Eskimo Ice Pick Item Number: E1853-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
FROM CARD: "BLADE MADE OF A RIB BONE OF A WHALE AND LASHED TO A WOODEN HANDLE WITH A THONG, EXTENDING AROUND THE BLADE AND THROUGH A HOLE PIERCED IN THE HANDLE. SHAPED SOMEWHAT LIKE AN ORDINARY PICK-AX. L. OF HANDLE, 18 1/2"; L. OF BLADE 14 1/2"."
Item History
- Made in Arctic Coast, Canada
- Collected in Arctic Coast, Canada
- Received from Bernard R. Ross on December 27, 1866
What
- Name
- Eskimo Ice Pick
- Identification Number
- E1853-0
- Type of Item
- ice pick
Who
- Culture
- Eskimo
- Received from
- Bernard R. Ross
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Arctic Coast, Canada
- Collected in
- Arctic Coast, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on December 27, 1866
Other
- Accession Number
- 66A00095