Fish spear

Maker Inconnu / Unknown

InscriptionsWritten on object "Riv. George, pres poste Esquimaux, 1947"

Date 1947

Medium / Technique Wood, ivory, metal, fibre

Dimensions45.1 x 8 cm

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Materials - Fishing, Hunting & Trapping T&E - Fishing Equipment

CultureIndigenous: Inuit, Nunavimmiut

Geocultural Area Eastern Arctic

Origin Kangiqsualujjuaq (George River), Quebec (Nunavik), Canada

Object NumberM998.10.69

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditGift of M. Jérôme Rousseau Ph.D.

Status

Not on view

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