Harpoon Head

St. Lawrence Island Yupik
Western Arctic
Arctic

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Prehistoric

Slate and ivory

Overall: 4 13/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 1/16 in. (12.3 × 4 × 2.7 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Transferred from Special Collections, Baker Library, Dartmouth College

988.34.26945

Geography

Place Made: St. Lawernce Island, United States, North America

Object Name

Tools and Equipment: Hunting and Fishing

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic

Not on view

Inscriptions

Attached tag: "Gift of Prof. E. W. Brown 1/23/62 From St. Lawrence Island"

Provenance

Professor E. W. Brown; Special Collections, Baker Library, Dartmouth College, January 23, 1962; transferred to present collection, 1988.

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