Title

Harpoon sheath

DateCirca 1880
Mediumcanvas, wood, brass
Dimensions2 5/8 × 21 1/2 in. (6.7 × 54.6 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.4155
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionAn unmarked painted brown sailcloth tube [harpoon sheath] with a detached rope lanyard. The tube has a wood dics bottom that is attached with brass tacks.
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