Collection: Fry

Item Number: Fry0033

Category: Bola

Region: Arctic

Tribe: Eskimo

Period: 1850-1875

Materials: Walrus ivory and sinew with plant fiber

Description: Bola, with each weight insized with animal depiction. The bola was meant to be thrown into flocks of flying birds, to bring them to the ground.

Dimensions: Length 34 inches

Exhibitions:

Lure of the Arctic, Cincinnati Art Museum, October 2007 - January 2008

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