Harpoon head

Museum number:
1-2268
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010002268
Alternate number:
852 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.69 and Acc.86
Description:
Salmon harpoon head; iron tip; antler shaft; tanged shaft wrapped with pitched twine; milkweed string.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Four Corners, Mendocino County, California
Verbatim coll. place:
California; Mendocino; French
Culture or time period:
Coast Yuki
Collector:
Alfred L. Kroeber and Samuel A. Barrett
Collection date:
1902
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Harpoons
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1903 and January 15, 1903
Context of use:
Hunting.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
length 10 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Harpoon head, accession number 1-2268, described as Salmon harpoon head; iron tip; antler shaft; tanged shaft wrapped with pitched twine; milkweed string.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Harpoon head, accession number 1-2268, described as Salmon harpoon head; iron tip; antler shaft; tanged shaft wrapped with pitched twine; milkweed string.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon head, accession number 1-2268, described as Salmon harpoon head; iron tip; antler shaft; tanged shaft wrapped with pitched twine; milkweed string.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon head, accession number 1-2268, described as Salmon harpoon head; iron tip; antler shaft; tanged shaft wrapped with pitched twine; milkweed string.

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