HARPOON

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

HARPOON

Entry/Object ID

143/5547

Description

SHAFT/POINT/LASHING/EXTRA POINT ON LASHING

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Country

Canada

Culture/Tribe

Eskimo
Native American

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

Dimensions

Length

69 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood, IVORY, ANIMAL

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

ALASKAN CURIO CO.; SEATTLE, WASH. H.B. FERGUSON, OWNER HLG LEDGER VOL. 1, pp. 143a,143b,143,c,143f. INVOICE DATE 8/13/1918