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Spear and Case

Date1895-1901

Mediumiron, cedar

DimensionsOther: 2.4 × 24.7 cm (15/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
Other: 3.8 × 23.6 cm (1 1/2 × 9 5/16 in.)
Other: 201 cm (79 1/8 in.)

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Haida

Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-365 (a,b)

Object numberHRC 00365

Descriptionspear and case; b - case: of cedar, made of two pieces, joined longitudinally by 2 lashings of twisted gut. case notched by lashing, and at the end to hold lanyward a-spear, single piece of metal, symmetrically barbed with 5 sets of hooks, made from file, with enlongated tip, single central incised line on each face. oval hole in distal end with gut lanyard attached from both sides. lanyeard is double twist, with small loop at end, and lashing of gut by spear.
collected in Massett

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