SPEAR OR FLENSING TIP

Mediumbone

Dimensions1 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (4.4 × 5.7 × 21.6 cm)

Object number00.200.310

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionSPADE-SHAPED BLADE HALF ROUND IN SECTION WITH A PROJECTING RECTANGULAR TANG HAVING A SINGLE LUG AT ONE EDGE OF THE TERMINUS. A NOTCH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY RECENTLY CUT ON ONE SIDE OF THE BLADE. THIS WAS UNDOUBTEDLY HAFTED AND POSSIBLY USED TO DISPATCH LARGE ANIMALS SUCH AS WHALES OR WALRUSES.ProvenanceNOTHING LOCATED IN THE LITERATURE OF COMPARABLE FORM.

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