Donor Name:

United States Exploring Expedition  Search this

Length - Object:

29 cm

Culture:

Yahgan (Yagán, Yámana)  Search this

Object Type:

Harpoon Point

Place:

Tierra Del Fuego, Chile, South America

Accession Date:

1858

Collection Date:

1838 to 1842

Notes:

WHALEBONE HARPOON POINT WHICH IS SINGLE-BARBED, AND NOTCHED FOR ATTACHMENT TO SHAFT. HAS ORIGINAL PEALE TAG. THIS HARPOON POINT WAS IDENTIFIED BY ITS ORIGINAL NUMBER, IT HAD BEEN DESIGNATED T-12461. EXHIBITED MAGNIFICENT VOYAGERS, NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 1985-86.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

66A00050

USNM Number:

E5728-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b4502a8d-ad50-452f-9821-138c21cfefb8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8469928