Harpoon head

Museum number:
2-62064
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020062064
Accession number:
Acc.3458
Description:
Iron barbed point set in brass tang, large perforation in tang for attachment to foreshaft.
Donor:
Ralph E. Prince
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Harpoons
Context of use:
Probably from walrus harpoon.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 16.3 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon head, accession number 2-62064, described as Iron barbed point set in brass tang, large perforation in tang for attachment to foreshaft.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon head, accession number 2-62064, described as Iron barbed point set in brass tang, large perforation in tang for attachment to foreshaft.

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