Harpoon

Museum number:
2-5831
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-921 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Feathered harpoon; same as 2-5829 except point; point barbed on both sides. For summer sea hunting.
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), and Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Harpoons
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Summer sea hunting.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
socket— length 16 centimeters, point— length 6.2 centimeters, socket— diameter 2 centimeters, point— width 1 centimeters, point— height 0.5 centimeters, whole— weight 220 grams, and whole— length 132 centimeters
Comment:
Neg. number: ACC 41-29; ACC41-30 p. 104 Graburn
Loans:
S1963-1964 #52: Department of Anthropology, San Fernando Valley State College (March 13, 1964–March 16, 1964)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-5831, described as Feathered harpoon; same as 2-5829 except point; point barbed on both sides. For summer sea hunting.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-5831, described as Feathered harpoon; same as 2-5829 except point; point barbed on both sides. For summer sea hunting.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-5831, described as Feathered harpoon; same as 2-5829 except point; point barbed on both sides. For summer sea hunting.

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