Harpoon for seal hunting


Harpoon for seal hunting
Harpoon for seal hunting
William Smith (Contributor)
Brandon Moonin (Contributor)
John F.C. Johnson (Contributor)
Brandon Moonin: Nuchek Village  Indigenous name on catalogue card actually is written Pekiutet and means gift (Sugt'stun)

John Johnson:  Hunters would raise the paddle to get everyone to make a circle around the sea otter to encircle him and club him instead of spearing him. They get tired and then they can club the Otter.

William Smith:  If you don’t kill Otters quickly it would be hard to chase them in the Qayaq as they are so quick.
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1881 – 1883
Wood
IV A 6288
Present
Nuuciq/Nuchek (Related)