dart
dart v When they came back that was the last for the winter so they put away the traps and their nonluk. This was a type of harpoon they used for darting the seals. When the seals came up to their breathing holes, the men would dart them with a long wooden handle and a piece of iron at the end about...
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| Language: | English |
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1974
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/21447 |
| Summary: | dart v When they came back that was the last for the winter so they put away the traps and their nonluk. This was a type of harpoon they used for darting the seals. When the seals came up to their breathing holes, the men would dart them with a long wooden handle and a piece of iron at the end about two feet long. At the end of the rod was a detachable spear point on a tarry line made from sealskin. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit GM Story 9/74 JH 9/74 Used I Used I Used I Checked by Cathy Wiseman on Wed 17 Dec 2014 |
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