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Collector:
Edward W. Nelson  Search this
Donor Name:
Edward W. Nelson  Search this
Minimum Length - Object:
1 m
Maximum Length - Object:
2 m
Length - Bone Heads:
18 cm
Minimum Length - Points:
8 cm
Maximum Length - Points:
13 cm
Culture:
Eskimo  Search this
Object Type:
Harpoon / Float
Place:
Unalakleet, Norton Sound, Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1 Nov 1878
Notes:
FROM 19TH OR EARLY 20TH CENTURY EXHIBIT LABEL WITH CARD: "HARPOONS. SHAFTS OF CEDAR, OVAL IN CROSS-SECTION, FITTED INTO BONE HEADS, IN OUTER END OF WHICH ARE WOODEN PLUGS IN WHICH ARE INSERTED BARBED-BONE POINTS SECURED TO HEADS BY LANYARDS. ON MIDDLE OF SHAFTS ARE FASTENED BONE FINGEER-CLEATS, AND NEAR ENDS ARE LASHED SEAL-BLADDER BUOYS, WITH BONE MOUTH PIECES; HARPOON LINE IS ATTACHED TO LANYARD OF SHAFT. LENGTH, 4 TO 5 FEET; BONE HEADS, 7 INCHES; POINTS, 3 TO 5 INCHES. ALASKA. COLLECTED BY E. W. NELSON AND L. M. TURNER. 33,936, 29,040, 33,911, 33,912, 33,930, 33,938, 33,864, 33,975, 33,933. USED BY ALASKAN INDIANS OF NORTON SOUND AND ELSEWHERE IN SEAL AND BELUGA (WHALE) HUNTING, AND THROWN AFTER THE GAME HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY SPEARED TO PREVENT THEM FROM SINKING OR ESCAPING."
Record Last Modified:
20 Jun 2019
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
78A00080
USNM Number:
E33911-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/380fd5150-c7c0-4dbc-a7dd-2abbdf7de15c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8400199