Harpoon

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Culture/People: Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Previous owner: Chichester Museum; William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Chichester Museum (Chichester, West Sussex, England) and said to have been acquired by the museum about 1840; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") circa 1908; purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in 1913.
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Place: Saint Lawrence Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Saint Lawrence Island

See related items: Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3/4620
Barcode: 034620.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Harpoon
Media/Materials: Ivory, cordage, wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62fa3945d-582a-4388-a8c1-2cec915e48dc

Record ID: NMAI_37081