Harpoon, whale / walrus

Description

Whale and walrus harpoon consisting of a spruce shaft, walrus ivory foreshaft with a socket, walrus ivory ice pick, an ivory finger-rest and line-catch: North America, USA, Alaska, Point Barrow, Western Region Inuit

Museum reference

A.UC.229

Collection

Americas

Object name

Harpoon, whale / walrus

Production information

Point Barrow, Alaska, ARCTIC

Style / Culture

Iñupiaq

Associations

Beechey Expedition
Beechey Expedition