Harpoon

Museum number:
2-6309
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-2502 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Wood shaft with foreshaft of bone. Latter 3 sided fitted to wooden shaft by sinew lashings, pierced near base for reception of rawhide line by which it is attached to shaft. Spearhead also of bone, triangular shape with metal point.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; St. Michael
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Leather, Sinew (material), and Wood (plant material)
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:
length 47.3 centimeters
Loans:
S1964-1965 #44: Science Center (Diablo Valley College) (December 30, 1964–March 4, 1965) and S1972-1973 #47: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/William S. Simmons (January 19, 1973–January 19, 1973)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 7 titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6309, described as Wood shaft with foreshaft of bone. Latter 3 sided fitted to wooden shaft by sinew lashings, pierced near base for reception of rawhide line by which it is attached to shaft. Spearhead also of bone, triangular shape with metal point.Hearst Museum object 2 of 7 titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6309, described as Wood shaft with foreshaft of bone. Latter 3 sided fitted to wooden shaft by sinew lashings, pierced near base for reception of rawhide line by which it is attached to shaft. Spearhead also of bone, triangular shape with metal point.Hearst Museum object 3 of 7 titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6309, described as Wood shaft with foreshaft of bone. Latter 3 sided fitted to wooden shaft by sinew lashings, pierced near base for reception of rawhide line by which it is attached to shaft. Spearhead also of bone, triangular shape with metal point.Hearst Museum object 4 of 7 titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6309, described as Wood shaft with foreshaft of bone. Latter 3 sided fitted to wooden shaft by sinew lashings, pierced near base for reception of rawhide line by which it is attached to shaft. Spearhead also of bone, triangular shape with metal point.Hearst Museum object 5 of 7 titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6309, described as Wood shaft with foreshaft of bone. Latter 3 sided fitted to wooden shaft by sinew lashings, pierced near base for reception of rawhide line by which it is attached to shaft. Spearhead also of bone, triangular shape with metal point.Hearst Museum object 6 of 7 titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6309, described as Wood shaft with foreshaft of bone. Latter 3 sided fitted to wooden shaft by sinew lashings, pierced near base for reception of rawhide line by which it is attached to shaft. Spearhead also of bone, triangular shape with metal point.Hearst Museum object 7 of 7 titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6309, described as Wood shaft with foreshaft of bone. Latter 3 sided fitted to wooden shaft by sinew lashings, pierced near base for reception of rawhide line by which it is attached to shaft. Spearhead also of bone, triangular shape with metal point.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6309, described as Wood shaft with foreshaft of bone. Latter 3 sided fitted to wooden shaft by sinew lashings, pierced near base for reception of rawhide line by which it is attached to shaft. Spearhead also of bone, triangular shape with metal point.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6309, described as Wood shaft with foreshaft of bone. Latter 3 sided fitted to wooden shaft by sinew lashings, pierced near base for reception of rawhide line by which it is attached to shaft. Spearhead also of bone, triangular shape with metal point.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6309, described as Wood shaft with foreshaft of bone. Latter 3 sided fitted to wooden shaft by sinew lashings, pierced near base for reception of rawhide line by which it is attached to shaft. Spearhead also of bone, triangular shape with metal point.

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