. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 26. TOGGLE AND BARBED HARPOON HEAD. West Greenland, of ('openhagen Museum. Cat. No. 45883. hagen Museum. No. 63939 is a broken the same type. Example No. 45872 jn the U. S. National Museum is the loose shaft and point of a ))arbed harpoon combined, from south Greenland. The front end is furnished with two barbs on one side and the top is pointed. The butt end is cylindrical to fit into the foreshaft, and 2 inches above it are
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Fig. 26. TOGGLE AND BARBED HARPOON HEAD. West Greenland, of ('openhagen Museum. Cat. No. 45883. hagen Museum. No. 63939 is a broken the same type. Example No. 45872 jn the U. S. National Museum is the loose shaft and point of a ))arbed harpoon combined, from south Greenland. The front end is furnished with two barbs on one side and the top is pointed. The butt end is cylindrical to fit into the foreshaft, and 2 inches above it are three holes bored for the rawhide thong which attaches this part to the shaft. The noticeable feature in this old piece is the presence of the barbs on the loose shaft and the entire absence of toggle attachments. Length, 14 inches. Gift of the Copenhagen Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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