book chapter

Aboriginal American harpoons: a study in ethnic distribution and invention

Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing operations, expenditures, and condition of the Institution for the year ending June 30, 1900WashingtonPublished In 1902 • Pages: 189-304

By: Mason, Otis Tufton.

Abstract
A comparative study of harpoons based primarily on specimens in the National Museum. Only a description and illustration of a sea otter dart from Unalaska are included.
Subjects
Weapons
culture
Aleut
HRAF PubDate
2007
Region
North America
Sub Region
Arctic and Subarctic
Document Type
book chapter
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
Leila S. Small ; 1950-1956
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
none specified
Coverage Place
Unalaska Island, Alaska, United States
Notes
Otis Tufton Mason
This document consists of excerpts
LCCN
14019906
LCSH
Aleuts