Small harpoon point
Small harpoon point

Currently not on view

Small harpoon point,

before 1903

Alaskan Native
PU 8235

Information

Title
Small harpoon point
Dates

before 1903

Medium
Ivory, brass or copper, and seal skin
Dimensions
l. 22.0 cm., w. 1.5 cm., d. 1.0 cm. (8 11/16 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 8235
Place Collected

North America, United States, Alaska

Culture
Native American
Period
Alaskan Native styles
Type
harpoons
Materials
copper, skin, brass (alloy), ivory
Subject
hunting

Collected by Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, in or after 1877; Given to Princeton Theological Seminary, 1879-1882; Given to Elizabeth Marsh Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), received July or August 1882

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