Model Harpoon Head Item Number: 2912/15 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Model of a harpoon point. A small triangular metal blade is imbedded in a carved piece of tusk which is forked at its butt end, is cleaved at the top for blade insertion, and has a hole bored through its ventral centre. Through the hole is strung a long thin strip of hide, at the other end of which is attached an oblong wooden buoy.
Narrative
Percy F. Broughton is thought to have collected this artifact while he served as a missionary with the Church Missionary Society, in Lake Harbour on Baffin Island, from 1911-1912.
Item History
- Made in Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
- Owned by Percy Broughton
- Owned by Erica Milligan and Jennie Milligan before July 25, 2011
- Received from Jennie Milligan (Donor) and Erica Milligan (Donor) on July 25, 2011
What
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Percy Broughton, Erica Milligan and Jennie Milligan
- Received from
- Jennie Milligan (Donor) and Erica Milligan (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Lake Harbour, Nunavut, Canada and Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Ownership Date
- before July 25, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2912/0015