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1918.29.11

Harpoon-head of bone with small iron blade, with a fringe of feathers bound to it with a strip of hide. [El.B 01/05/2012]

1918.29.11

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Collection type
Object
Description
Harpoon-head of bone with small iron blade, with a fringe of feathers bound to it with a strip of hide. [El.B 01/05/2012]
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector John Ross
PRM source Philadelphia D. Lee
Date / Period
Date made: 1829-1833?, uncertain
Date collected
?1829 - 1833
Acquisition information
Donated: 1918
Materials and processes
Material Iron Metal, Material Animal Bone, Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Bird Feather, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Bound
Dimensions
Length: max 73 mm, Width: max 20 mm, Depth: max 20 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1918.29.11

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