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Catalog Number CAS 0005-0529   CAS 0005-0529; Game spit
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Game spit
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
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Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Elongated bone splinter sharpened to point at each end; For use, bone would be softened, then folded accordion style and wrapped inside piece of meat or other bait; Once swallowed by an animal, the bone would become moistened inside the animal's stomach and straighten out, puncturing the stomach and causing death.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.8, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 25.4