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Seal Hunting
Spear thrower (detail)
Devil's Thumb Island, Greenland
A spear thrower is used to increase the power of the spear. The Inuit use several different types of harpoons for hunting animals. The size of the harpoon depends on the size of the prey.
147.4 cm x 5 cm (Diameter).
Source: 1934 Wordie Arctic Expedition.
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image of Spear thrower (detail)
1946.446  (MAA)
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Vernon Doucette (US)
16/11/2007
This is a bird dart not a spear thrower. It would have been used in conjunction with a spear thrower or norsaq.
James Dalgety (UK)
23/09/2007
This detail photo is of a bird dart, not a spear thrower as stated in the description. A spear thrower is used to throw it, but is not in this photo. If the iron point of the dart misses the bird, its wings will probably be caught in the three bone parts illustrated.
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