Harpoon

Museum number:
2-5832
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020005832
Alternate number:
x-922 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Feathered harpoon, cf.2-5829 except: <point: symmetrical, barbed from both sides; <feathers: only two black feathers.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Bering Sea and North, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Antler (material), Bone (material), Feather (material) (2; black), and Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Harpoons
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
cf.2-5829
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
whole— weight 155 grams, point— width 1.3 centimeters, point— length 6 centimeters, whole— length 125 centimeters, point— height 0.6 centimeters, socket— diameter 1.9 centimeters, and socket— length 13 centimeters
Comment:
Neg. number: ACC41-29; ACC41-30
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-5832, described as Feathered harpoon, cf.2-5829 except: <point: symmetrical, barbed from both sides; <feathers: only two black feathers.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-5832, described as Feathered harpoon, cf.2-5829 except: <point: symmetrical, barbed from both sides; <feathers: only two black feathers.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-5832, described as Feathered harpoon, cf.2-5829 except: <point: symmetrical, barbed from both sides; <feathers: only two black feathers.

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