Whale Harpoon

41928

From: Alaska | Point Barrow

Curatorial Section: American

Native Name Ai-yuk | Al-lek
Object Number 41928
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Inuit
Provenience Alaska | Point Barrow
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Bone | Hide
Description

Whale harpoon. Ai-yuk. Slate head. Shaft is 15 ft. long. Line called al-lek.

Credit Line E. A. McIlhenny Expedition to Point Barrow, 1899

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