E0454: Inuit- Snare

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0454
Classification Category:
4:Tools & Equipment for Materials ➞ Fishing & Trapping Implements
Materials:
botanical ➔ wood
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
animal ➔ baleen
Dimensions:
7.5 cm L
4.5 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
Use/Function:
Snare made for trapping small animals. This task was usually for women and children.
Bone tube was used to keep the line from tangling. (Phebus, 46) Marmot skins were highly prized for making summer clothing (Nelson, 124).
Snare for trapping small animals, especially marmot (ground squirrel).
-Used in Alaskan exhibit 1 and 2.
Source Locality:
Alaska, USA
Description:
Inuit snare made of wood, bone, and baleen. Used for trapping small animals such as foxes or rabbits.
Related Collections
Accession: 1996.ETHN62, 1/1/96
Donated by: Unknown
(1996.ETHN62)