Harpoon head with iron end-blade Item Number: A556409-0 from the National Museum of Natural History

Notes

Harpoon head with iron blade, inserted into ivory piece, with hole in side for attachment of cord. 18th century Labrador Inuit. Found in collection.

Item History

What

Name
Harpoon head with iron end-blade
Identification Number
A556409-0
Type of Item
harpoon head

Who

Culture
Eskimo and Canadian
Field Collector
Mr. Willie Knutsen

Where

Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
Made in
Labrador, Canada
Collected in
Labrador, Canada

When

Acquisition Date
on June 1, 1949

Other

Accession Number
183098