Rope and Harpoon

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Rope and Harpoon

Entry/Object ID

143/6004

Description

FOR BONE & COPPER HARPOON/LONG ROPE/WITH POINT/LARGE

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Country

Canada

Culture/Tribe

Eskimo
Native American

Notes

Catalog identifies artifact as Eskimo in description but is categorized under Makah.

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

ROPE, Bone, COPPER

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

PROBABLY YE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOP; SEATTLE, WASH. HLG LEDGER VOL. II, p. 137F, ITEM # 2, INVOICE DATE 7/20/1921