Fish spear
The upper prong was aimed at its target and, due to the illusion caused by refraction, the other two points speared the fish.
Collected by Lt. Peard in 1825-8 on HMS Blossom.
Collected by Lt. Peard in 1825-8 on HMS Blossom.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 51/1916/9
- Collection Class
- Tools for farm and craft
- Collection Area Region
- North America
- Material
- wood | bone | sinew | |
- Common Name
- fish spear
- Simple Name
- spear
- 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
