E0200: Inuit- Fishing Tackle

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0200

Classification Category:

4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Fishing & Trapping T&E

Marks/Labels:

TAG:" Fish Line and (Sinker?) for fishing C(od) on the Ice."

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
animal ➔ baleen
animal ➔ ivory
metal

Dimensions:

74.5 cm L
3 cm W

Provenance of Object:

Alaska, U.S.

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Production Date:

Late 19th Century-Early 20th Century

Source Locality:

Brevig Mission, Alaska, USA

Acquisition Date:

1894 – 1917

Description:

Inuit fishing tackle made up of a hook, line, sinker, and pole. The materials used to make this tackle were wood, ivory, metal, and baleen. Baleen was used for the string because ice did not stick to it.

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