Harpoon head with side blades

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Date created: probably AD 100–500

Culture/People: probably Thule Tradition: Old Bering Sea Stage (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Possible owner: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source (possibly Lieutenant George T. Emmons, 1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) circa 1917.
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Place: Banks Island; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Northwest Territories; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Banks Island
Island Grouping: South Canadian Arctic Islands

See related items: Thule Tradition: Old Bering Sea Stage (archaeological culture); Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/3871
Barcode: 063871.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Harpoon head with side blades
Media/Materials: Walrus Ivory, chert
Techniques: Carved, incised, flaked/chipped

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f80ee531-22ff-47f6-adc2-52800419e919

Record ID: NMAI_68994