Harpoon rest

A harpoon rest carved in the form of two polar bears.
Collected in 1826 by First Lieutenant George Peard on the voyage of HMS Blossom.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
51/1916/53
Category
Ethnography
Collection Class
Tools for farm and craft
Collection Area Region
N
Material
ivorybone
Common Name
harpoon rest
Simple Name
harpoon rest
Production County
Bering Strait / Northwest Alaska
Production Country
United States of America
Production Year High
1825

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