Harpoon Shaft (2 Pieces) And Line

American Museum of Natural History

60/3147 A

THE ESKIMO OF BAFFIN LAND AND HUDSON BAY, FROM NOTES COLLECTED BY CAPTAIN GEORGE COMER, CAPTAIN JAMES S. MUTCH, AND REV. E.J. PECK. BOAS, FRANZ BULLETIN, 15, 1901


  • Type of Item harpoon shaft, line
  • Culture Baffinland
  • Material wood, hide, bone, fur, sinew
  • Measurements length 113.5 cm, diameter 5.0 cm, length 99.0 cm, diameter 5.0 cm (shaft) length 50.0 cm, width 11.0 cm, height 3.0 cm (line)

  • Received from Capt. James S. Mutch

  • Made in Cumberland Sound