Harpoon Head Item Number: 1060/29 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A quadrangular metal blade with a hole made midway. The blade is held in its holder with a metal nail. The holder has a hole drilled through the middle depth and another hole for the insertion of the shaft.
History Of Use
According to documentation from the Sisters of Saint Ann Museum this was a "spear head for killing the white whale."
Narrative
The documentation from the Sisters of Saint Ann Museum says this was collected by Agnes Dean Cameron and acquired by the museum in 1938.
Item History
- Made in Canada ? before 1938
- Owned by Sisters of Saint Ann Museum
- Owned by B.C. Provincial Museum before September 6, 1985
- Received from B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution) on September 6, 1985
What
- Name
- Harpoon Head
- Identification Number
- 1060/29
- Type of Item
- harpoon head
- Material
- bone and metal
- Overall
- height 2.0 cm, width 8.5 cm, depth 2.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Sisters of Saint Ann Museum and B.C. Provincial Museum
- Received from
- B.C. Provincial Museum (Transferring institution)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1938
- Ownership Date
- before September 6, 1985
- Acquisition Date
- on September 6, 1985
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 46
- Accession Number
- 1060/0029