Harpoon Head
Made of ivory and metal

White whales or large seals are captured with this style of toggling harpoon head. The harpoon shaft fits into the bottom hole of the harpoon head, and a sealskin line passes through the central hole joining the harpoon head to a sealskin float.

From South Baffin Island or eastern Hudson Bay
Dating to 1910-1914
Robert J. Flaherty Collection,
Gift of Sir William Mackenzie
HC1863