Harpoon Item Number: A6197 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Painted red, white, and green with a long, cylindrical, green rod that has two barbed red arrow points. Twisted cedar bark rope is wrapped between the arrow points and the flat, white notched end.
History Of Use
Used in traditional marriage ceremony (H. Webb, 1953).
Cultural Context
ceremonial
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada before 1953
- Collected in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
- Owned by Hector Webb before 1953
- Received from H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Hector Webb (Seller) during 1953
What
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Previous Owner
- Hector Webb
- Received from
- H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) and Hector Webb (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia, Canada and Ukwanalis, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1953
- Ownership Date
- before 1953
- Acquisition Date
- during 1953
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1878/0007