Harpoon Head Item Number: A8089 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Iron point with two long barbs embedded in and riveted to a copper fore-shaft with twin barbs. The fore-shaft is bound with twine and attached to a thin rope (presumably the retrieval line). Detachable harpoon head.
Item History
- Made in Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada
- Collected between 1950 and 1962
- Owned by Jones Family
- Owned by Edith Bevan Cross before July 30, 1962
- Received from Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on July 30, 1962
What
- Name
- Harpoon Head
- Identification Number
- A8089
- Type of Item
- harpoon head
- Material
- iron metal, fibre and copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, filed and chiseled
- Overall
- height 16.5 cm, width 3.2 cm, depth 3.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
- Previous Owner
- Jones Family and Edith Bevan Cross
- Received from
- Edith Bevan Cross (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Port Renfrew, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1962
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1962
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 9
- Accession Number
- 0081/0081