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This item is identified in the Smithsonian Institution's records as a fishing float, but more likely it was used with a sealing harpoon. It is made from a bladder, and has an inflation nozzle made from bone or antler attached to an opening at one end with a wrapping of sinew. Inserted into an opening in the nozzle is a stopper made from wood with a rounded head and a shaft that tapers towards one end. This float appears to have been stuffed with grass, perhaps to help hold its shape.

  • Collection: Macfarlane Collection
  • Catalogue Number: E7453-0
  • Object Type: float
  • Materials: wood, antler, sinew, ivory, bladder
  • Manufacturing Techniques: cutting, drilling
  • Tags: hunting, sea mammal hunting

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