Collector:

Capt. Charles F. Hall  Search this

Donor Name:

Capt. Charles F. Hall  Search this

Object Type:

Harpoon

Place:

Frobisher Bay, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Accession Date:

1871

Notes:

Note that 10265 is mentioned as being used in an exhibit in Berlin in 1880 on p. 61 of USNM Bulletin No. 18.

Described p. 107 in Brown, James Temple. 1883. The whale fishery and its appliances. Washington: Govt. print. off.: "Eskimo Whaling-harpoon. Pole, wood; ivory tip recessed for walrus ivory spear or shank, which is lashed to the pole with thongs of raw hide. Length, 8 feet 3 inches. Northeast coast."

Record Last Modified:

29 May 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

002157

USNM Number:

E10265-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ab26fd7d-4d71-4f56-8ad8-e4cbbd8898ec

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8327347