Feathered harpoon; same as 2-5829, except point, barbed from both sides, tip broken; retaining line made of braided grass threads. Native name: nagiiquyaq.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Bering Sea and North, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Antler (material), Bone (material), Grass (plant material), and Leather