Harpoon Head Item Number: N2.308 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Detachable metal harpoon head that has a hollow shank. The point has two barbs, one on either sides, pointing outward and downward. The stem flares outward and downward with a flaring triangular protrusion at the bottom on one side.
Item History
- Made in Okinawa, Japan
- Collected by Wayne Suttles during 1954
- Owned by Wayne Suttles before 1954
- Received from Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source) during 1954
What
- Name
- Harpoon Head
- Identification Number
- N2.308
- Type of Item
- harpoon head
- Material
- steel metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- forged and sharpened
- Overall
- height 8.0 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 2.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Okinawan
- Field Collector
- Wayne Suttles
- Previous Owner
- Wayne Suttles
- Received from
- Wayne Suttles (Seller) and University Purchase (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Okinawa, Japan
When
- Collection Date
- during 1954
- Ownership Date
- before 1954
- Acquisition Date
- during 1954
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 82
- Accession Number
- 2171/0106