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Object Number
11-43-30/83033
Display Title
Turtle arrows
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoons, metal points attached to shaft with fiber string, split feather ends
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Macusi
- Wapishana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Guyana
South America / British Guiana
South America / British Guiana
Materials
Wood, Metal, Resin, Plant fiber, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 110.9 x 4.2 x 0.9 cm (43 11/16 x 1 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
11-43-30/83033
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78-5-30/16797 | Arrows, detached points, iron |
Harpoon
|
Brazil
|
| 01-13-10/56758 | Arrows for sea otter |
Harpoon
|
Kodiak Island Borough
|
| 73-9-30/7403 | Turtle arrow |
Harpoon
|
Santarem
|
| 27-63-70/D3089 | Arrows - harpoon style, metal tips |
Harpoon
|
Oceania
|
| 21-49-30/F307 | Metal pointed arrows |
Arrow
|
British Guiana
|
| 60-25-30/8193.10 | Set of arrows for hunting fish, birds and animals |
Harpoon
|
Suriname
Dutch Guiana |
| 60-25-30/8193.9 | Set of arrows for hunting fish, birds and animals |
Harpoon
|
Suriname
Dutch Guiana |
| 98-3-50/51373 | Arrows, iron points |
Arrow
|
Africa
|
| 41-79-30/2989 | Wooden arrow with detachable metal head, broken |
Harpoon
|
Suriname
Dutch Guiana |
| 53-29-30/7414 | Cane arrow - with inset wooden foreshaft and detachable harpoon point + |
Harpoon
|
Ecuador
|
| 83-14-30/30169 | Reed arrows, imperfect |
Arrow
|
Brazil
|
| 985-27-10/59034.2 | Arrows from cowskin quiver with 11 arrows. Metal points. |
Arrow
|
New Mexico
|