Harpoon rest
An ivory harpoon rest carved in the form of two polar bears.
Acquired during the voyage of the HMS Blossom under Captain Beechey, 1825-8
Acquired during the voyage of the HMS Blossom under Captain Beechey, 1825-8
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 51/1916/53
- Category
- Ethnography
- Collection Class
- Transport
- Collection Area Region
- North America
- Material
- ivory | bone | | |
- Common Name
- harpoon rest
- Simple Name
- harpoon rest
- Production Town
- Production County
- Bering Strait / Northwest Alaska
- Production Country
- United States of America
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- 1826
- Production Year High
- 1827
