Fish Darts
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1858
label: Collection Date
content: 1838 to 1842
name: label: Donor Name
content: United States Exploring Expedition
notes: label: Notes
content: Peale catalogue entry on these artifacts identifies them as: "Two spear points used for catching salmon by the natives of Oregon." Note that 2628 is mentioned as being used in an exhibit in Berlin in 1880 on p. 60 of USNM Bulletin No. 18. It is described there as fish dart heads. These appear to be toggling fishing harpoon heads. A similar (same?) object is shown top right in illustration on p. 445, in Volume 4 of Charles Wilkes, 1798-1877, Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842., 1845 edition, Philadelphia. Printed from original "official" 1844 Philadelphia publication plates ed., 5 vols. (Philadephia: Lea and Blanchard, 1845). This illustration is captioned "Fish-Hooks" and is in the "Puget Sound and Okonagan" chapter of the book.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 14 Apr 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 4
place: label: Place
content: Columbia River, Oregon Territory, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 66A00050
label: USNM Number
content: E2628-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Dart
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 11 cm