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Seal and walrus harpoon and line
Seal and walrus harpoon and line
Object Number 97-17-10/51188
Display Title Seal and walrus harpoon and line
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon, pointed ivory head attached to cylindrical wood shaft, thumb guard, lin
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / <County> / <City> / Okak
Materials Wood, Bone, Sinew, Leather, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 187 x 7.6 x 4.4 cm (73 5/8 x 3 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 97-17-10/51188
Provenance
Provenance Jewell D. Sornborger (1897)

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