Harpoon Item Number: 3128/1 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Harpoon. Part a is a partial wooden shaft that curves slightly along its length, with a squared base at bottom. Head is carved of walrus tusk and tapers to a point, with carved rings at neck, attached to the shaft with hide ties. Part b is the bottom element of the shaft, also made of wood, straight and slightly squared along the length and tapering at butt. Top has an inset square of tusk, with several short hide ties piercing the wood just below. Several small holes are bored into the shaft of parts a and b, some with nubs of tusk emerging. A necessary piece connecting parts a and b is missing.
Narrative
Purchased using auction funds donated by Anne Piternick.
Item History
- Made in Greenland between 1920 and 1940
- Owned by Lorne Balshine
- Owned by Susan Rowley before September 10, 2015
- Received from Susan Rowley (Seller) and Anne Piternick (Funding source) on September 10, 2015
What
- Name
- Harpoon
- Identification Number
- 3128/1 a-b
- Type of Item
- harpoon
- Material
- wood, walrus tusk and leather skin
- Part B
- height 80.5 cm, width 2.6 cm, depth 3.0 cm
- Part A
- height 94.3 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 3.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Lorne Balshine and Susan Rowley
- Received from
- Susan Rowley (Seller) and Anne Piternick (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Greenland
When
- Creation Date
- between 1920 and 1940
- Ownership Date
- before September 10, 2015
- Acquisition Date
- on September 10, 2015
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3128/0001 a-b