Harpoon Head Item Number: C1443 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Harpoon with four sticks with barbed ends that are bound together with braided plant fibre cord. Ends of the barbed sticks are inserted into a bamboo tube case. Same piece of cord that wraps around the sticks is also wrapped around the bamboo case.
Item History
- Made before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Harpoon Head
- Identification Number
- C1443
- Type of Item
- harpoon head
- Material
- plant fibre, bamboo grass and wood
- Manufacturing Technique
- braided and bound
- Overall
- height 4.0 cm, width 71.0 cm, depth 13.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Torres Strait Islander
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Torres Strait Islands” ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/1278