Title
harpoon head
Mediumfossilized walrus ivory, slate
Dimensions3 × 10 1/8 in. (7.6 × 25.7 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.3126
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionTraditional walrus ivory point for a large toggling whaling harpoon, slotted to accommodate a large slate blade, perforated and slotted to accommodate a harpoon line, drilled to fit onto a shaft, through-drilled witha small hole at the butt end. Fossilized.On View
Not on view
Pre 1700s
18th Century
Pre 3200 B.C.E.
