Object Details
- Collection History
- Probably collected by William Henry Cave (1872-1941, an itinerant Salvation Army preacher) before 1916; purchased by MAI from William Henry Cave in 1918.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- probably Thule Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Collector
- William Henry Cave (W.H. Cave), Non-Indian, 1872-1941
- Seller
- William Henry Cave (W.H. Cave), Non-Indian, 1872-1941
- Date created
- AD 1450–1650
- Object Name
- Harpoon head
- Media/Materials
- Ivory
- Techniques
- Barbed, carved
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
