Toggling Harpoon Head
About this object
History of use
Toggling harpoons are used to hunt large sea mammals because they penetrate beneath the hide and the blubber.
Cultural context
sea mammal hunting
Physical description
Ivory harpoon head with beveled edges and curving sides; diagonal slope across bottom; round open socket hole at bottom; line hole through harpoon head above socket. Blade slit at rounded tip with channel on one side of slit to near centre. Triangular incised line and deeply drilled dot design on all but channeled and bottom surfaces.
Categories
Materials
Date Made
C. 750
Date Acquired
8 Jan 1981
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Walter C. and Marianne Koerner CollectionMore...
Measurements
9.7 x 4.0 x 1.3 cm
Object Number
Na1138