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1886.1.684.3

Ivory harpoon-spike

1886.1.684.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ivory harpoon-spike
Long description
Part of harpoon of ivory, of two parts attached to each other. The two pieces are stuck together and were originally bound together with sinew as well (only the holes remain). One end is pointed, the other tapering. [El.B 29/02/2012]
Geographical reference
United States of America
Northern America > North America > United States of America
Western USA Alaska North Slope Borough Point Franklin
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1829, uncertain Date made: 1829, uncertain
Date collected
?On or before 1829
Acquisition information
Transferred: 11/03/1886
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 340 mm, Depth: max 21 mm, Width: max 28 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.684.3 Other numbers: 371 - 378 Other numbers: 684b
Research and responses

Please note that there was no further information about Beechey on the Donor Index cards at the Ashmolean Museum, Department of Antiquities. [L.Ph 23/3/2004]

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

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