Artifact icon

Artifact

Two Flue Harpoon

/artifacts/views/harpoon_two_flue.jpg

Martha's Vineyard Museum

zoom icon

About this artifact

This is a two-flue harpoon head made of iron and has an arrow shaped tip. It would have been attached to a long wooden pole, and used for taking large fish. Using this type of harpoon dates back for more than 1,000 years.

Dimensions:
Width: 4" (at prongs) Length: 38" Depth: 1 3/8" (at hollow)

JavaScript required access all features of this site. Use Browser Back to return.