Harpoon

Description

Small harpoon consisting of a foreshaft of walrus ivory with a small disengaging barbed ivory point attached to the wooden shaft by thong: Inuit, Kotzebue Sound, Alaska

Museum reference

A.UC.230

Collection

Americas

Object name

Harpoon

Production information

Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, USA, North America

Style / Culture

Iñupiaq

Associations

Beechey Expedition
Beechey Expedition