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Start Over Object class Edged weapons Donor Alaska Commercial Company
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-5829, described as Feathered seal harpoon. Small bone point (barbed on one side) attached to a leather thong splitting at its ends to be connected at two places on the wooden shaft (Y-shaped harpoon line). Socket made of a heavy bone lashed with a braided sinew thread to the shaft.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6398, described as Feathered; ivory point bilaterally barbed, attached to a leather thong which is tied to the shaft (52 cm from tip of socket); ivory socket at distal end of shaft, wound with sinew thread & retaining line which reaches the binding of the three black feathers, one torn, at proximal end. Native name: nagiiquyaq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6317, described as Sea otter harpoon
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6403, described as Feathered; incomplete, point missing; remnant of leather dart line attached to shaft 84 cm from tip of socket; ivory socket with four decorative circular incisions; mortised at its base to receive the distal end of the shaft; retaining line of twisted sinew along the shaft and connected to binding of three black feathers set at proximal end; cylindrical wooden shaft painted black. Yup'ik name: nagiiquyaq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6319, described as Harpoon
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6314, described as Feathered; bone point bilaterally barbed, attached to a leather thong tied to shaft 21 cm from tip of socket; cylindrical ivory socket mortised for the distal end of shaft, wound with braided sinew (mixed with white quill); end of winding is lashed along the shaft. Native name: nagiiquyaq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-5835, described as Feathered harpoon; cf. 2-5829 except point bilaterally barbed; ivory socket; one of three feathers lost. Used for summer sea hunting.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6402, described as Feathered; bone point bilaterally barbed, attached to Y-shaped leather thong tied at 25 & 89 cm from tip of socket; ivory socket set into distal end of shaft, wound with braided sinew thread which extends to the next attachment of the dart line; two feathers attached with sinew at proximal end; circular wooden shaft partially painted red and black. Yup'ik name: nagiiquyaq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6400, described as Feathered; bone point bilaterally barbed attached to a braided sinew string tied to shaft 76 cm from tip of socket; cylindrical bone socket mortised to receive the distal end of shaft; winding of twisted sinew; continuing as a retaining line wrapped on shaft; twisted sinew mortised to receive distal end of shaft; three radial feathers at proximal end tied with very thin twisted sinew; cylindrical blade. Yup'ik name: nagiiquyaq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6401, described as Feathered; bone point bilaterally barbed, attached to Y-shaped leather thong tied to the shaft at 25 & 88 cm from tip of socket; bone socket set into distal end of shaft, wound with sinew thread which extends to the next attachment of the dart line; on proximal end, two black feathers are partially lost, attached to shaft, circular wooden shaft painted red and black. Yup'ik name: nagiiquyaq.

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