Title
harpoon sheath
DateCirca 1850
Mediumwood
Dimensions6 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (17.1 × 13 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.10342
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionAn unmarked symmetrical wood harpoon sheath (double flue) carved from a single piece of spruce with carved letters (W B, probably for waist boat) and drilled for pin keeper and lanyard. It was originally painted dark green.Provenance"HWK" numbered objects are from Henry W. Kendall's personal collection, distinct from the larger Kendall Whaling Museum collection. On View
Not on view
Circa 1850
Circa 1850
Circa 1860
1745-1925
Circa 1870
Circa 1880
Circa 1900
19th Century-20th Century
19th Century
Circa 1880
