Fletched, foreshaft missing. bone point with single barb on one side, 2 barbs on other. 2 rows of feathers, all cotton cordage, red stained wood shaft.
Donor:
Ralph E. Prince
Collection place:
Nunivak Island, Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Cape Vancouver; Chalitmut
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Harpoons
Context of use:
Nelsons "double feathered butt". Used with spear thrower for hunting seals.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 6.7 centimeters and length 109 centimeters
Comment:
References: Nelson, Pl. LIV #5, 6, and text p. 137.