Harpoon point

Gianrico · Post by **Gianrico** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 8:09 pm

Hello,

A friend asked me if this kind of arrow/point would be adapted also in western archery. Does anyone knows the original use for this kind of point? (I supposed fishing, but I'm not sure). The point is showed at bottom left of this page:

http://coas.missouri.edu/anthromuseum/g ... india.html

Thanks for any help,

Best regards

Gianrico

Bede · Post by **Bede** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 10:28 pm

Gianrico,
I think I was with Dr Grayson when that arrow was photographed for an article he wrote for Primitive Archer magazine. I will look up the article and find out what the arrow was for.

I believe some of those arrows were for seal hunting. The point came off and the arrow was weighted so that it stood upright like a flag in the water. A string tied the point to the arrow.

Gianrico · Post by **Gianrico** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:43 pm

Bede wrote:Gianrico,
I think I was with Dr Grayson when that arrow was photographed for an article he wrote for Primitive Archer magazine. I will look up the article and find out what the arrow was for.

G: Thanks Bede...

I believe some of those arrows were for seal hunting. The point came off and the arrow was weighted so that it stood upright like a flag in the water. A string tied the point to the arrow.

I see... thanks for all infos you could have on this.

Best regards

Gianrico