Ivory Harpoon Foreshaft
Iñupiaq or Yup'ik
Western Arctic
Arctic
collected about 1934-1941
Ivory
Overall: 2 9/16 × 3/8 in. (6.5 × 1 cm)
Overall: 3/8 in. (1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of Corey Ford, Class of 1921H
169.75.24925
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Hunting and Fishing
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Corey Ford (1902-1969, Class of 1921H); Estate of Corey Ford, Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection,1969.
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