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1952.2.17.4

Single barbed bone harpoon attached to wooden foreshaft with sinew. See [1952.2.17 .2 - .6] for the associated harpoons. [BS [OPS move] 13/9/2017]

1952.2.17.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Single barbed bone harpoon attached to wooden foreshaft with sinew. See [1952.2.17 .2 - .6] for the associated harpoons. [BS [OPS move] 13/9/2017]
Cultural groups
Yámana
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1952
Date collected
By 1952
Acquisition information
Donated: 1952
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Material Wood Plant, Material Sinew, Process Tied, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 491 mm, Width: max 20 mm, Depth: max 6 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1952.2.17.4
Research and responses

According to Ethnologue Online, Yámana is the term currently used for the Yaghan. It also states that there are no Yámana speakers in Argentina although there are in Chile; the fact that this object is from Tierra del Fuego means that both Chile and Argentina have been suggested as provenances. [CW 29/6/2000]

Search terms: Weapon, Model, Hunting, Fishing, Harpoon, Hunting accessory, Fishing Accessory