Weapons

anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596

Naturally, Barentsz’s ship and his crew were well armed. They had to be able to repel pirates, European rivals and potentially hostile Asian ships. On Nova Zembla the men used the weapons chiefly to defend themselves from aggressive polar bears.

  • Artwork typeharpoon
  • Object numberNG-NM-7824
  • Dimensionslength 65.5 cm x width 10 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Weapons

  • Object type

  • Object number

    NG-NM-7824

  • Description

    Harpoen met weerhaken. Kling met ring. De ring voor de werptros wordt door een gat aan de schacht verbonden en er zijn drie spijkergaten in het heft. De harpoen is mogelijk gebruikt voor de jacht op walrussen.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous

  • Dating

    c. 1590 - c. 1596

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    length 65.5 cm x width 10 cm

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  • Subject

  • Place

  • Period

    1596 - 1597

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