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Walrus and seal harpoon head
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Object Number 97-17-10/51203
Display Title Walrus and seal harpoon head
Descriptions
Object Description Walrus and seal harpoon head
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / <County> / Rama
Provenance
Provenance Jewell D. Sornborger (1897)

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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
Toggle heads for walrus or seal harpoon
98-18-10/52142 Toggle heads for walrus or seal harpoon
Harpoon
Nome Census Area
Seal and walrus harpoon and line
97-17-10/51090 Seal and walrus harpoon and line
Harpoon
Labrador
Seal and walrus harpoon and line
97-17-10/51188 Seal and walrus harpoon and line
Harpoon
Okak
Stone carving - man and harpooned seal (walrus)
59-14-10/38866 Stone carving - man and harpooned seal (walrus)
Carving
Povungnituk
Walrus tooth with scrimshaw seal-hunting scene
995-29-10/73474 Walrus tooth with scrimshaw seal-hunting scene
Carving
United States
Canada
Walrus ivory harpoon head
32-20-10/42 Walrus ivory harpoon head
Tools
Alaska
2 ivory and iron toggles or harpoon heads for walrus hunting
53-36-60/10150.1 2 ivory and iron toggles or harpoon heads for walrus hunting
Harpoon
Siberia
Whale and walrus harpoon head with case
88-51-10/50385 Whale and walrus harpoon head with case
Harpoon
Northwest Territories
Very old spear point, used for killing walrus, seal, etc.
35-48-10/4486 Very old spear point, used for killing walrus, seal, etc.
Harpoon
Kurlina
Whale or walrus harpoon
88-51-10/50386 Whale or walrus harpoon
Harpoon
Northwest Territories
Stone carving - man hunting walrus, harpoon ready to go
62-3-10/39139 Stone carving - man hunting walrus, harpoon ready to go
Carving
Repulse Bay