Marlin Spike
41492
From: Alaska | Utkiavin | Point Barrow Region
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Ka-Poo-Tah |
| Object Number | 41492 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Eskimo |
| Provenience | Alaska | Utkiavin | Point Barrow Region |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Walrus Ivory |
| Description | Twister for putting sinew backing on bows. Ka-poo-tah. Walrus ivory. One large and one small marlin-spike and two twisters constitute a set of tools for putting the sinew backing on the bows. |
| Credit Line | E. A. McIlhenny Expedition to Point Barrow, 1899 |
| Other Number | 242 - Field No SF |
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