Title
BIRD DART
DateLATE 19th Century
Mediumwood, sinew, bone
Dimensions49 3/4 in. (126.4 cm)
Object number00.200.442
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionWOODEN SHAFT WITH SINGLE BARBED POINT FORMERLY ATTACHED TO THE END. mAY ONE HAVE HAD THREE ADDED BARBS LASHED TO THE MIDDFLE OF THE SHAFT. SPEARS LIKE THE PRESENT EXAMPLE WERE CAST WITH A THROWING BOARD. SOMETIMES STRIKING SWIMMING BIRDS FROM ABOVE SOMETIMES ALONG THE WATER SURFACE.On View
Not on view
LATE 19TH Century
LATE 19th Century
LATE 19th Century
LATE 19TH Century
LATE 19TH Century
