Harpoon Line Item Number: A2.587 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Harpoon head with a metal point. Toggle with five bored holes, with the one hole at the one end strung through the long thin band of skin which is loosely coiled.
Narrative
Collected by R.C.M.P., Sergeant Douglas in Repulse Bay, 1914.
Item History
- Made in Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
- Collected during 1914
- Owned by Mr. Douglas
- 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 Line
- Identification Number
- A2.587
- Type of Item
- line
- Material
- walrus tusk, metal and walrus skin
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, carved and bored
- Image
- height 19.0 cm, width 32.0 cm, depth 32.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit: Iglulik
- Previous Owner
- Mr. Douglas 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
- Repulse Bay, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- during 1914
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1962
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 46
- Accession Number
- 0081/0097 a