Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Two V-shaped trolling fish hooks with flexible whalebone snoods or shafts, and bone points lashed on with cherry bark.; Good
A) Medium sized hook made from bent wood, possibly hemlock with a bone barb lashed to the upper arm with root. The tip of the lower arm is also lashed with root. A length of nettle fibre cord is wrapped between the two arms, possibly for securing the bait on the hook. B) A slightly larger hook made from bent wood, possibly hemlock with a bone barb lashed to the upper arm with root. The part of the lower arm is also lashed with root but the tip has a portion of much finer material which could possibly be a regional style (other hooks with this are Z 34969 and Z 34973). A length of nettle fibre cord is wrapped around the barb lashing. C) Missing 1993, but described as Bone fish hook made in two pieces, the barb being lashed to the shank with sinew. Sinew line attached. D) Large wooden halibut hook made from hemlock with a bone barb lashed to the upper with root. Near to the barb a length of sinew has been roughly tied. Attached to the lower arm is the twisted nettle fibre leader which would have anchored the hook to the line and a weight. The leader is secured to the lower arm with an extra binding of root and possibly cherry bark. E) Missing 1993, has the following description on the catalogue card, large wooden halibut hook with straight bone barbs and line attached . F) Whaling harpoon head made from two prongs of elk antler hold a mussel shell Mytilus californianus. The shell is bound in position with bark and spruce gum. Attached to the harpoon head is a length of line made from whale sinew or some such material, the end of which is looped and bound with cherry bark. G) Missing 1993, catalogue card description states, shell and bone harpoon head. Good
Three halibut hooks made from bent hemlock and lashing of spruce root. A) Has a bone barb, B) an iron barb, and C) a bone barb.; Good
A) Large bent wood halibut hook with a bone barb and lashing on upper and lower arms of bark. B) Large bent wood halibut hook with a bone barb lashed onto the upper arm with root, and the lower arm tightly wrapped with string. A length of string has been wrapped between the two arms near the barb, possibly for securing the bait.; Good
A harpoon head made of a piece of mussel shell fixed in between two hollow pieces of wood, the ends of which are lashed with bark. The shell is coated with spruce gum and is badly chipped.; Fragile.
Harpoon head with thick line attached made from sinew wrapped with nettle fibre cord. The harpoon head is composed of a two prongs of bone bound together with the aforementioned line and some bark. The head is lacking an iron point which was present when it was registered as a deposit in 1912. The are traces of spruce gum or some such material on the head.; Good.
Two wood and bone hooks for halibut fishing. Both hooks are U-shaped with the bone barb lashed on with cedar bark and the tapering end similarly wrapped. The hooks are made from bent hemlock or some other such hard wood.; Good
Quiver of ?seal skin sewn with sinew. The base of the quiver has been added from a different piece of skin. There is a small thong of leather near the top of the quiver. There are several patches of bare skin.; Good.
A slave killing club. The handle is in the form of a human head with teeth, driven in scalp locks from which protrudes a large ground blade forming the tongue of the head. Good.Stone tongue and club detached and separate when loaned in 2009
Two whalebone daggers. A) The dagger has a rounded pommel end with the head of a creature which has rounded eyes and an open mouth, it is possibly a seal, an otter or a worm. The handle has been wrapped in a piece of fur covered leather, some of the fur has worn away. The blade of the dagger has three grooves running down its length. The back of the dagger is undecorated. B) A whalebone dagger with the head of a creature carved onto the elongated pommel. The creature resembles a shark, with many gill slits on its forehead, down turned eyes and mouth, the mouth however does not have the characteristic pointed teeth. The handle has been wrapped with newspaper, bound in place with a length of leather thong. The newspaper is very decrepit and the thong is loose. The blade has a slightly raised undecorated section, and three grooves running down its length. The back of the dagger is undecorated.; Good