Harpoon dart

Museum number:
2-62075
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020062075
Accession number:
Acc.3458
Description:
Fletched, whalebone foreshaft, red stained wood shaft. Point missing, plaited sinew lines.
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 and Plaited weaving
Context of use:
For hunting seals. Used with spear thrower.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 126.2 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon dart, accession number 2-62075, described as Fletched, whalebone foreshaft, red stained wood shaft. Point missing, plaited sinew lines.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon dart, accession number 2-62075, described as Fletched, whalebone foreshaft, red stained wood shaft. Point missing, plaited sinew lines.

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