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1907.72.18

Model harpoon. [ASh [OPS move] 22/6/2017]

1907.72.18

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Collection type
Object
Description
Model harpoon. [ASh [OPS move] 22/6/2017]
Long description
Model harpoon, made from a walrus tusk, which has been bound to a shaft of carved wood by animal skin strips. These strips are secured by perforations through both setions. [ASh [OPS move] 22/6/2017]
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Cecil Vincent Goddard
PRM source Cecil Vincent Goddard
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1907
Date collected
By 1907
Acquisition information
Purchased: 05/1907
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Walrus Ivory Tooth Animal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Bound, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 118 mm, Length: max 530 mm, Depth: max 20 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1907.72.18

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

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