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Harpoon point
Object Number 09-27-30/75007
Display Title Harpoon point
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon point, carved bone, long, cutout barb on each side, paddle-like end
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yahgan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Chile
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Douglas; Nararin I.
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 50.4 x 3.7 x 1.3 cm (19 13/16 x 1 7/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 75007 & J W Nathan (scribbled in pencil)

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