Model Harpoon Item Number: A2.274 m from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Miniature harpoon with a straight wooden shaft, a short tusk handle protruding from the shaft, and a long, curving tusk head with a spade-shaped metal blade attached at one end.
History Of Use
Kayak harpoon
Item History
- Made in Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
- Collected between 1950 and 1962
- 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
- Model Harpoon
- Identification Number
- A2.274 m
- Type of Item
- harpoon
- Material
- steel metal, leather skin, wood and walrus tusk
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and polished
- Overall
- height 27.0 cm, width 1.0 cm, depth 2.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- 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
- Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1950 and 1962
- Ownership Date
- before July 30, 1962
- Acquisition Date
- on July 30, 1962
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 46
- Accession Number
- 0081/0102 b