Harpoon Head

Item number E 1902.248 from the MAA: University of Cambridge.

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Description

Harpoon head of bone, finely cut with overlapping cusped barbs. The blunt end is pierced for the line to be attached, and has an area of cross-hatching.; Good

Context

The harpoon head has been given the provenance of Nootka Sound, but someone has questioned this on the catalogue card, suggesting it may be Eskimo. The form and carving of the harpoon head does indeed suggest a provenance of Eskimo (G.Crowther).The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.