Shaft, Bird Spear - Ayaqum puunga
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center > Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Ethnographic Collection
1988.048.002
Wood/Plant material;Sinew
Height: .75"
Width: 1"
Length: 41"
19th century
Possibly Alutiiq, ca. 19th century
Collected by the donor's grandfather, Harlow Harvey Amos Hastings, who was a lawyer in Southeast Alaska (Juneau ?) in 1892.
Collected by Harlow H. A. Hastings in 1892; gift of D. D. Hastings.
Wooden bird spear shaft with the three prongs are missing from their slots. A small wrapping of braided sinew surrounds the shaft, which may be broken off. The shaft shows wear, and is unpainted with the possible exception of the area near the prong slots.