Muséum de Toulouse
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The Muséum de Toulouse is a museum of natural history in Toulouse, France. It is located in the Busca-Montplaisir neighborhood of the city, houses a collection of more than 2.5 million items, and has
Entry hall of the Muséum de Toulouse
Multiple view of bone Azilian harpoon head, from about 10,000 years ago
Mesolithic tomb from Téviec, Brittany
Polished Neolithic axe from Reims France – Alexis Damour collection
Harpoon
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A harpoon is a long, spear-like projectile used in fishing, whaling, sealing, and other hunting to shoot, kill, and capture large fish or marine mammals such as seals, sea cows, and whales. It impales
Muséum de Toulouse
…Entry hall of the Muséum de Toulouse Multiple view of bone Azilian harpoon head, from about 10,000 years ago The Muséum de Toulouse (Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de la ville de Toulouse, MHNT; Occitan: Musèu d'Istòria Naturala…
Inuk hunter with harpoon in Kayak, Hudson Bay, c. 1908–1914
Unaaq ᐅᓈᖅ, a harpoon used by Inuit, 172 cm (68 in; 5.64 ft) long, MHNT
"Manner in which Natives of the East Coast strike turtle." Near Cooktown, Australia. From Phillip Parker King's Survey. 1818.