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Description

Ivory harpoon head tipped with an iron blade. The harpoon head has a single set of paired barbs, and the iron blade also is barbed. The blade is secured in a slot in the harpoon head by two copper rivets that have been inserted at right angles to each other.

  • Collection: Macfarlane Collection
  • Catalogue Number: E2250-0
  • Object Type: harpoon
  • Materials: iron, ivory, copper
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, drilling, riveting
  • Tags: hunting, sea mammal hunting

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