2001.100.10407
Title

blubber gaff

DateCirca 1850
Mediumsteel, hemp
Dimensions15 3/4 × 3 in. (40 × 7.6 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.10407
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionAn unmarked blubber gaff made from a salvaged shaft of a socketed harpoon (marline served).Provenance"HWK" numbered objects are from Henry W. Kendall's personal collection, distinct from the larger Kendall Whaling Museum collection.
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