Harpoon Head Item Number: A2214 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Barbed wooden shaft (b) with a tapering point at one end and a ground slate point (a) set into the other.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada ?
- Collected during 1880
- Owned by William Rowe
- Owned by Margaret Ades before August 17, 1961
- Received from Margaret Ades (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source) on August 17, 1961
What
- Name
- Harpoon Head
- Identification Number
- A2214 a-b
- Type of Item
- harpoon head
- Material
- wood, fibre and slate stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground, bound and carved
- Overall
- height 23.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, depth 1.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Northwest Coast
- Previous Owner
- William Rowe and Margaret Ades
- Received from
- Margaret Ades (Seller) and H. R. MacMillan (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada ?
When
- Collection Date
- during 1880
- Ownership Date
- before August 17, 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on August 17, 1961
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0055/0075 a-b