Seal or sea otter harpoon
Seal or sea otter harpoon

Currently not on view

Seal or sea otter harpoon,

before 1903

possibly Unangax̂ or Alaskan Native
PU 8275

Information

Title
Seal or sea otter harpoon
Dates

before 1903

Medium
Wood, feathers, whalebone, walrus ivory, and sinew
Dimensions
l. 130.0 cm., diam. 4.0 cm. (51 3/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 8275
Place Made

North America, United States, Alaska, Southwest Alaska

Culture
Native American, Aleut
Period
Alaskan Native styles
Type
harpoons
Materials
wood, ivory
Subject
hunting

Probably collected by Lt. George Thornton Emmons; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History) in exchange, 1901-1903

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