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Harpoon head
Greenland hunting / fishing
3 7/8 x 1 x 7/8 in. (10 x 3 x 2 cm)Inuit (aka Eskimo, Inuk)
Object Type:
hunting / fishing
Creation Places:
North America, Greenland, Northwest Greenland
Medium and Support:
ivory
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald and Miriam MacMillan
Accession Number:
1967.183.a
Arctic hunters used harpoons to capture marine animals. The harpoon head is attached to a strong line, at the end of a throwing shaft. When the animal is struck, the head and line detach from the shaft, which floats free while the harpoon head and its line stays in the animal. Even if the animal sinks, the hunter can still retrieve it.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Gallery A - Arctic Life , 5/15/1997 - 9/19/2006
- Ancient Ice, Cool Science: climate change in the north The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , 11/9/2001 - 8/31/2003
- Northward Over the Great Ice The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , 4/17/2008 - 9/5/2010
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