Skip to main content
Object Number 97-17-10/51089
Display Title Seal-skin line for harpoon
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon line, rawhide, coiled, knotted at ends
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / Labrador
Additional Geographic Terms Hebron
Dimensions Overall: 33.2 x 35.3 x 5.7 cm (13 1/16 x 13 7/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51089
Provenance
Provenance Jewell D. Sornborger (1897)

Important Note about Historical Language

Collections records may contain language, reflecting past collecting practices and methods of analysis, that is no longer acceptable. The Peabody Museum is committed to addressing the problem of offensive and discriminatory language present in its database. Our museum staff are continually updating these records, adding to and improving content. We welcome your feedback and any questions or concerns you may want to share. Please email us with your comments.

PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Harpoon head and line
93-14-10/49703 Harpoon head and line
Harpoon
Greenland
Seal harpoon head with leader
98-18-10/52141 Seal harpoon head with leader
Harpoon
Alaska
Sealskin harpoon line
36-73-10/6172 Sealskin harpoon line
Fishing and trapping
Alaska
Seal harpoon head, foreshaft and toggle
41-33-10/23478 Seal harpoon head, foreshaft and toggle
Harpoon
Alaska
Harpoon line of seal or walrus strips - has walrus ivory head with steel blade
53-36-60/10139 Harpoon line of seal or walrus strips - has walrus ivory head with steel blade
Harpoon
Siberia
Harpoon head and line
01-16-10/57024 Harpoon head and line
Harpoon
Nova Scotia
Toggle head, line, and float for seal harpoon
94-25-10/52382 Toggle head, line, and float for seal harpoon
Float
Greenland
Seal harpoon - wood and bone shaft; copper head and line of seal skin
48-6-10/29184.1 Seal harpoon - wood and bone shaft; copper head and line of seal skin
Atlatl
Northwest Territories
Seal-skin float for harpoon 97-17-10/51090
97-17-10/51091 Seal-skin float for harpoon 97-17-10/51090
Float
Labrador
Seal harpoon - wood and bone shaft; copper head and line of seal skin
48-6-10/29184 Seal harpoon - wood and bone shaft; copper head and line of seal skin
Harpoon
Northwest Territories
Harpoon, coiled line & point, barbed metal point attached to leather line
02-22-10/62146.1 Harpoon, coiled line & point, barbed metal point attached to leather line
Harpoon
Labrador
Harpoon
79-81-10/20108 Harpoon
Harpoon
North America