Title
toggling harpoon
Mediumwood, ivory, fiber
Dimensions3 7/8 × 70 in. (9.8 × 177.8 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.1887
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionA wood and walrus ivory harpoon, featuring two long points at one end for spearing prey and three barbed points lashed to the center of the shaft. Squared piece of ivory attached to opposite end of shaft, which also has fiber wrapping close to the end of the handle. Similar to much smaller bird spears.On View
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LATE 19th Century
LATE 19th Century
LATE 19th Century
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LATE 19TH Century
