Harpoon

Museum number:
16-2403
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21160002403
Accession number:
Acc.571
Description:
Harpoon tip; of bone with black barb fastened on with string and pitch. Cord still attached to middle of the tip
Donor:
F. H. Humberstone
Collection place:
Pisagua, Chile
Collector:
F. H. Humberstone
Collection date:
1921
Materials:
Metal and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Harpoons
Accession date:
1921
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 16-2403, described as Harpoon tip; of bone with black barb fastened on with string and pitch. Cord still attached to middle of the tipDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 16-2403, described as Harpoon tip; of bone with black barb fastened on with string and pitch. Cord still attached to middle of the tip

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