Harpoon head
- Description
- This tool was made for the hunting of ocean mammals. The origin of the toggle harpoon is complex and extremely old. It consists of two pieces of bone joined together that would have once held a pointed slate, shell or later an iron blade. The cord is made from animal sinew bound with bark.
- Accession Loan No.
- E1235
- Collection Class
- Tools for farm and craft
- Common Name
- harpoon head
- Simple Name
- harpoon head
- Full Name
- harpoon head and line
- Dimensions
- whole, as bundle diameter 175 mm; head length 75 mm
- Cultural Group
- Nuu-chah-nulth Nation
- Production Parish
- Ditidaht band
- Production Town
- west coast of Vancouver Island
- Production County
- British Columbia
- Production Country
- Canada
- Production Area Region
- North America
- Production Continent
- North America
- Family Group
- Material
- bone; sinew; vegetable fibre; bark
- Function Name
- weapon
- Function Detail
- for seal, sea mammal or porpoise hunting
- Collection Area Region
- N
- Collection Continent
- America
