Model of a Spear with Floats Item Number: 36.103 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

Wood spear with bone end and steel point. Attached to the wood part of the spear is a hide rope with three wooden floats (not in photograph)

Credit Line

Gift of Frank K. Fairchild

Item History

  • Made between 1900 and 1930

What

Name
Model of a Spear with Floats
Identification Number
36.103
Type of Item
float, spear and model
Material
wood, bone, steel metal and hide
Measurements
“spear: 13 9/16 in. (34.5 cm); floats: 3 9/16 in. (9.0 cm), 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm), 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)” ?

Who

Culture
Eskimo

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1900 and 1930

Other

Classification
Model