Harpoon head

Reference : 143

Harpoon head
Ivory of marine mammal (walrus, Odobenus rosmarus)
Dimension: Length 10cm
Thule civilization
Presumed date of manufacture: 1200 – 1700 A.D. JC
Cape Prince of Wales?
Bering Sea
Alaska, USA

Source :
Private collection, Canada

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The majority of harpoons used by the Inuit are so-called “rocker harpoons”, with the head pivoting once the animal has been hit. Here we have an unusual design featuring a head shaped into a point.

Price: €780

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