Collection | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection |
Object Name | Bird dart |
spear |
spear |
411 223 |
Object Number | ABDUA:6008 |
Other Number | E47+1 |
Other Number Type | old number |
Brief Description | shaft in wood, point in iron, butt end in ivory, three prongs in ivory secured by sinew half-way along shaft, shaft rounded at distal end, taperered flat at proximal |
Dimensions | L(shaft): 1410mm, L(point): 330mm, L(prongs): 165mm, 177mm, 182mm |
Materials | wood, ivory, walrus ivory, metal, iron, sinew |
Condition | Good |
Completeness | Complete |
Technique | carved |
Maker | Inuit |
Object Production Date | 1890-1910 |
Place Key | North America, Canada, Arctic, Nunavut, Baffin Island, Cumberland Sound |
Association Type Place | findspot |
Publication Note | Museum Committee Report 1913-1914, p3 - purchased |
Aquisition Date | 01/01/1913 |