Donor Name:

Bernard R. Ross  Search this

Length - Handle:

47 cm

Length - Blade:

36.8 cm

41 cm

Length - Object:

50 cm

Culture:

Eskimo  Search this

Object Type:

Ice Pick

Place:

Arctic Coast, Canada, North America

Accession Date:

27 Dec 1866

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"."

Record Last Modified:

21 Apr 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

66A00095

USNM Number:

E1853-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/353f0bb95-9330-48a1-9d69-17db3879c61f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8353290