Harpoon Head

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Harpoon Head

Entry/Object ID

1971.011.230

Description

Metal, iron? forged harpoon head, barbed, attached with twine (loosely) to short bone shaft, shaped. May be whale bone.

Acquisition

Accession

1971.011

Source (if not Accessioned)

Roloff, H. Mrs.

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-71 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Harpoon, Toggling

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Harpoon

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

harpoon head

Created By

vanThiel, Mischelle

Create Date

November 16, 2022

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

March 10, 2026