Title
Harpoon Foreshaft
Mediumwalrus ivory, sealskin, non-ferrous metal
Dimensions3/4 × 1 1/4 × 16 7/8 in. (1.9 × 3.2 × 42.9 cm)
Object number00.200.275
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionForeshaft of a walrus-hunting harpoon fashioned from two substantial pieces of walrus ivory, each drilled through in two places (forming four surafce holes in each) and butt-joint lashed together with seal-skin rawhide and non-ferrous nails; the wider end (intended for insertion into a socket on the wooden shaft) is twice drilled through and chamfered to accommodate lashings (not present).On View
Not on view
19th Century-20th Century
circa 1925-1950
19th Century
