Harpoon head

Description

Harpoon head, of bone, with leaf-shaped point of grey-green stone, fixed in cleft by a bone pin: North America, Canada, Nunavut or Northwest Territories, Inuit, early - mid 19th century

Museum reference

IL.2021.17.21

Collection

Americas

Object name

Harpoon head

Production information

Unknown
Northwest Territories, Canada, North America
Nunavut, Canada, North America

Date

Early - mid 19th century

Style / Culture

Arctic, Inuit

Materials

Bone, Stone

Physical description

Bone; leaf-shaped point of grey-green stone fixed in cleft by a bone pin

Collection place(s)

Northwest Territories, Canada, North America
Nunavut, Canada, North America

Associations

Rae of Orkney Collection
Collector: Rae, John, Dr, 1813 - 1893

Exhibitions

• Living Lands (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1 »
world cultures, living lands »
ar.3

Credit

On loan from The University of Edinburgh