Lance For Killing Whale Item Number: E72639-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "12/13/66 1 harpoon point and sheath located. GP."Described p. 103 in Brown, James Temple. 1883. The whale fishery and its appliances. Washington: Govt. print. off.: "Lance-head. New. Indian name, "Kathlat-te-uk." Head, steel; socket, wood, served with bark strips. Covered with a coating of spruce gum. Length, 7 inches. Makah Indians, Cape Flattery, 1883. James G. Swan. Used with a long pole (72674), and when thrust into a whale the lance becomes detached, and is recovered when the whale is cut up. A lance-head that has been successfully used acquires additional value, and for some of them the Indians ask a fabulous price."
Item History
- Made in Washington, USA
- Collected in Washington, USA
- Received from James G. Swan on February 12, 1883
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