Harpoon tip for sea lion hunting / Inugtuck Harpoon


Harpoon tip for sea lion hunting / Inugtuck Harpoon
Harpoon tip for sea lion hunting / Inugtuck Harpoon
Harpoon tip for sea lion hunting / Inugtuck Harpoon
Harpoon tip for sea lion hunting / Inugtuck Harpoon
Harpoon tip for sea lion hunting / Inugtuck Harpoon
Harpoon tip for sea lion hunting / Inugtuck Harpoon
Harpoon tip for sea lion hunting / Inugtuck Harpoon
Dawn Randazzo (Contributor)
William Smith (Contributor)
John F.C. Johnson (Contributor)
Brandon Moonin (Contributor)
John Johnson:  The Chenega people were known for eating so much sea lion that you could tell from their skin and their skin was darker from the oils.

Dawn Randazzo:  Could be a plant fiber twine.

William Smith:  Back then the harpoon hooks could have used to be dragging the corpses behind the boat as well.  You wait until the seal takes a deep breath when they come up. You only have 1-2 minutes before they dive back down to shoot them. Sea otter whole body floats when dead. Seal bodies can sink after just a few minutes.

John Johnson:  Tip possibly glued with Pitch

Brandon Moonin:  Inugtuck Harpoon;  Inartuq (Harpoon Tip, Sugt'stun)

 
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1881 – 1883
IV A 6241
Hunting Seal
Present
Chenega/Ingam-atya (Related)