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Holdings: 35mm slide: 17331
Date of Photo: 1982
World Region: North America
Region: Northwest Pacific Coast and Interior Plateau
Country: United States
State/Province: Washington
County/District: Clallam
Political Location: Ozette
Geographic Location: Olympic Peninsula
Archaeological Site Name: Ozette
Archaeological Site Number: 45-Ca-24
Period: Late Archaic
Description: Whaling harpoon head haying on the cedar bark sheath in which it was found. The harpoon point, made of mussel shell, was held by two bone valves and fastend with sinew to the whaling line. Smaller harpoon heads similar to this type but with bone points were used for hunting seals, and catching salmon. In the case of whale hunting, the harpoon was not meant to kill the animal, but rather to attach seal skin floats. The drag of the floats would exha
Image Categories: :; Artifact Function: Agriculture and Subsistence: Hunting Object
Source Type Detail: Vendor: Pictures of Record :: vendor_series

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Full citation: "Whaling harpoon head haying on the cedar bark sheath in which it was found. The harpoon point, made of mussel shell, was held by two bone valves and fastend with sinew to the whaling line. Smaller harpoon heads similar to this type but with bone points were used for hunting seals, and catching salmon. In the case of whale hunting, the harpoon was not meant to kill the animal, but rather to attach seal skin floats. The drag of the floats would exha". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-23246/23246. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 29, 2024.