Harpoon

Object/Artifact

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Wrangell Museum

Name/Title

Harpoon

Entry/Object ID

1969.014.054

Description

Foreshaft socket made of bone. Harpoon socket artifact of northern Alaska peoples formerly call Eskimo. Long chisel shape at one end, other end is slightly bulbous and hollowed out with 1 inch deep socket hole. A vertical line is engraved along surface length. Harpoon component.