Harpoon head

Description

Harpoon head, of barbed bone, secured with sinew, birch bark and resin to a wooden socket, with a line of twisted strands of animal fibre coiled round with cedar bark: North America, Canada, Vancouver Island, Nuu-chah-nulth, late 18th century

Museum reference

A.UC.269

Collection

Americas

Object name

Harpoon head

Production information

Unknown
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Date

Late 18th century

Style / Culture

Nuu-chah-nulth

Materials

Bone, Wood, Sinew, Animal fibre, Cedar bark

Physical description

Head of barbed bone secured with sinew, birch bark and resin to a wooden socket; line of twisted strands of animal fibre coiled round with cedar bark

Collection place(s)

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Exhibitions

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

On display

national museum of scotland »
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world cultures, living lands