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harpoon
;
model
Object Type
harpoon
model
Museum number
Am1855,1126.232
Description
Toggle harpoon model carved from wood with carved ivory (walrus) harpoon head attached to a long line of plaited sinew. Shaft bound with sinew.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Malemiut
(?)
Made by:
Eskimo-Aleut
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Port Mulgrave
(?)
Materials
ivory
wood
sinew
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Length:
26 centimetres
Width:
1.20 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
John Barrow
Acquisition date
1855
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am1855,1126.232