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Leister (fishing spear) Model

Alaska Native

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Alaska Native. Leister (fishing spear) Model, late 19th–early 20th century. Wood, ivory, 14 1/2 x 1 x 1/4 in. or (37.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X705.4. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Leister (fishing spear) Model

Date

late 19th–early 20th century

Medium

Wood, ivory

Classification

Model

Dimensions

14 1/2 x 1 x 1/4 in. or (37.0 cm)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X705.4

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Artists and makers

Alaska Native

128 works in the collection