Culture/People:

Iñupiaq  Search this

Previous owner:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

Seller:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

Object Name:

Harpoon and lance heads

Media/Materials:

Animal Bone, iron

Techniques:

Carved, nailed, perforated

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

circa 1890

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") circa 1915; purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in 1915.

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Catalog Number:

4/873

Barcode:

040873.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63103849e-2c3f-46c4-9a70-eb26449dbd2b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_43890