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1922.9.1

Harpoon head of bone with barbs and attached line of sinew ending. [ASh [OPS move] 20/6/2017]

1922.9.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Harpoon head of bone with barbs and attached line of sinew ending. [ASh [OPS move] 20/6/2017]
Long description
Harpoon head of bone with two engraved barbs; short stout line of sinew ending in a loop. The blade of pinna shell is missing. Used for sealing and whaling. [ASh [OPS move] 20/6/2017]
Cultural groups
Makah
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Mrs Haig Brown
PRM source Mrs Haig Brown's unnamed daughter
PRM source O.H. Latter
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900?, uncertain
Date collected
?By 1900
Acquisition information
Donated: 04/1922
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Material Animal Sinew, Process Incised, Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 347 mm, Depth: max 39 mm, Width: max 102 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1922.9.1

Search terms: Fishing, Hunting, Weapon, Harpoon-head, Hunting accessory, Fishing Accessory

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