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Object Number
53-29-30/7414
Display Title
Cane arrow - with inset wooden foreshaft and detachable harpoon point +
Descriptions
Object Description
Cane arrow - with inset wooden foreshaft and detachable harpoon point of iron with detachable inset in a socketed wooden base. Arrow is wrapped with string. Lanyard by which the harpoon is attached is wraped with string. Feathering well preserved.
Inventory Description
Harpoon, metal point attached to wood and reed shaft with corded fiber
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Jivaro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Ecuador
Dimensions
Overall: 142 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm (55 7/8 x 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53-29-30/7414
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Mischa Titiev
(1948 - 1948)
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