Donor Name:

Edward W. Nelson  Search this

Culture:

Eskimo, Yup'ik  Search this

Object Type:

Harpoon

Place:

Sledge Island, Norton Sound, Alaska, United States, North America

Accession Date:

1880

Notes:

Illustrated in Fitzhugh, William W., Julie Hollowell, and Aron L. Crowell. 2009. Gifts from the Ancient Ancestors: Ancient Ivories of Bering Strait. Yale University Press, New Haven and London, CT. Fig. 13b, p 172. Identified there as a Yup'ik harpoon head.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

80A00050

USNM Number:

E44701-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35183eafc-d6e0-49e5-a5df-7c1a742d9c2c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8463780