Culture/People:

possibly Iñupiaq or Yup'ik (Yupik) (attributed)  Search this

Object Name:

Harpoon head and line

Media/Materials:

Hide, iron point, ivory

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Alaska; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source circa 1906.

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Catalog Number:

1/564

Barcode:

010564.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64cda5f11-d9f4-43d6-a4e7-5a627048bb8f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_11202