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1925.11.40

Ivory harpoon-shaft butt

1925.11.40

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ivory harpoon-shaft butt
Long description
Ivory butt for harpoon-shaft with a step carved into it, roughened by small incisions and perforated. [El.B 01/03/2012]
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region [Baffin Island] Pond Inlet
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Henry Toke Munn
PRM source Henry Toke Munn
Date
Date collected
By 1920
Acquisition information
Donated: 1925
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 24 mm, Depth: max 29 mm, Length: max 115 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.11.40 Other numbers: 1925.170

Search terms: Weapon, Hunting, Harpoon, Hunting accessory