Harpoon head

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Origsize: 13 inches; Origformat: Artifact

Origsize: 13 inches; Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

Harpoon head

Entry/Object ID

2014.008.001

Description

Steel harpoon head from a whaling projectile, with springed barbs.

Collection

Fishing Collection

Made/Created

Notes

Date: Mid-20th century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Harpoon

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Material

Steel