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Object Number
25-5-10/98134
Display Title
Toggling harpoon
Descriptions
Object Description
Toggling harpoon, used for walrus(?).
Inventory Description
Harpoon head, perforated
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yupik?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 7.6 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm (3 x 1 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
98134
Provenance
Collector
Charles Ashley Weare
(01/01/1895-01/01/1900)
Donor
John Weare
(01/01/1925)
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