HOOK

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

HOOK

Entry/Object ID

143/5550

Description

BELUGA WHALE HOOK, TRI-PRONGED, ALSO USED AS A DRAG FOR RECOVERY OF LINES

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Location

St. Lawrence Island, Chukchi Peninsula

State/Province

Alaska

Country

Russia

Culture/Tribe

Siberian Yupiks
Native American, First Nation

Notes

Siberian Yupik on east Russia/St. Lawrence Island

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hook

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Mechanical Devices

Nomenclature Class

Mechanical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood, COPPER

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

W H CASE PHOTO 143/369, ITEM #2 HLG LEDGER VOL. 1, pg. 76 g, 79A INVOICE 12/16/1911