Miniature harpoon

Mediumwalrus ivory, fiber, wood, ferrous metal

Dimensions6 in. (15.2 cm)

Object number00.200.665

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionSmall facsimile of a wooden harpoon shaft and walrus ivory foreshaft, lashed with strips of plant fiber; steel staple on shaft.

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