HARPOON

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

HARPOON

Entry/Object ID

143/5944

Description

IVORY HARPOON POINT WITH ATTACHED THONGS, POINT WAS ATTACHED TO HARPOON SHAFT, BUT WOULD BECOME DETACHED AFTER THRUST INTO ANIMAL, POINT WOULD TURN SIDEWAYS AND BECOME LODGED IN ANIMAL.

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

Parts

Count

1

Material

IVORY, Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

W H CASE PHOTO# 4N, ITEM #6, 143/347 HLG LEDGER VOL. 1, pg. 74, 76 G, 79DD INVOICE 3/14/13