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Spear and Case

Date1895-1901

Mediummetal, sinew, rope, cedar

DimensionsOther (case): 3 × 20.2 cm (1 3/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
Other (spear): 2.2 × 22.6 cm (7/8 × 8 7/8 in.)
Other (landyard): 207 cm (81 1/2 in.)

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Haida

Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-370 (a,b)

Object numberHRC 00370

Descriptionspear (a) with lanyard, and case (b). spear is male, of old metal file with central engraved line. 4 sets of asymmetric points are arranged bilaterally and lanyard of sinew attaches to rectangular hole in distal end. lanyard is 3 strands of twisted sinew, plaited, with rope binding loop at end, and joint near spear. case, of cedar, split longitudinally, is bound at each end by root lashing. end is u shaped. for seal and sea otter.
collected in Massett

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