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Model Harpoon

MOA: University of British Columbia

3040/35 a-c

Model harpoon (part a). Shaft is made of wood, foreshaft of walrus tusk, and ice pick of walrus tusk. Thumb rest is made of walrus tusk and attached by sinew. There are two small pieces of narwhal tusk (parts b and c) that act as rests for the harpoon.

  • Type of Item harpoon
  • Culture Inuit
  • Material wood, narwhal tusk, sinew, walrus tusk
  • Measurements height 6.7 cm, width 4.5 cm, depth 40.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Robert Clayton
  • Received from Robert Clayton
  • Made in Pangnirtung
  • Creation Date during 1950
  • Collection Date between 1949 and 1951
  • Ownership Date before December 1, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on December 1, 2013
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3040/0035 a-c

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