2001.100.11138
Artist/Maker Unknown
Place MadeNorway
Title

Harpoon shank

DateCirca 1945
MediumMETAL
Dimensions51 in. (129.5 cm)
Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer
Object number2001.100.11138
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
Description90mm harpoon shaft: Would have been fitted with a conical, explosive harpoon head and made fast to a line by a sliding ring. Was fired from a 90mm muzzle loading cannon. ProvenanceGift of the Kendall family. Collection of Henry P. Kendall
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