Harpoon Point And Sheath Item Number: E72635-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Described p. 101 in Brown, James Temple. 1883. The whale fishery and its appliances. Washington: Govt. print. off.: "Harpoon Head And Laniard. Head, apparently a piece of an old saw blade, covered with a coating of spruce gum. Laniard, sinews of the whale served with twine made from fibers of nettle to render it impermeable to water. Barbs, elk bone; sheath, bark. Length, 20 feet. Makah Indians, Cape Flattery, 1883. James G. Swan. Used by natives for fastening seal-skin buoys to whales."
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected in Washington, USA
- Received from James G. Swan on February 12, 1883
What
- Name
- Harpoon Point And Sheath
- Identification Number
- E72635-0
- Type of Item
- harpoon
Who
- Culture
- Makah
- Received from
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Washington, USA
- Collected in
- Washington, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on February 12, 1883
Other
- Accession Number
- 012690