Title
BIRD DART
Mediumwood, ivory, sinew
Dimensions2 1/4 × 59 1/4 in. (5.7 × 150.5 cm)
Object number00.200.343
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionWOODEN SHAFT WITH THREE IVORY PRONGS WITH SERRATED EDGES TIED ON WITH SINEW NEAR CENTER. DARTS LIKE THIS EXAMPLE WERE THROWN USING THROWING BOARDS. ONE OR MORE BIRDS MIGHT BE STRUCK BY THE TRIDENT HEADED PROJECTILE.On View
Not on view
early 19th Century
LATE 19TH Century
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LATE 19th Century
LATE 19TH Century
LATE 19TH Century
LATE 19th Century
Mid 19th Century
