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Object Number 69-30-10/1656
Display Title Harpoon
Descriptions
Object Description Arrow with moveable point. Harpoon
Inventory Description Harpoon, blunt bone end, barbed point attached to painted shaft with sinew
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Aleutian Islands
Dimensions Overall: 87.3 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm (34 3/8 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1656
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (01/01/1869)

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