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Object Number 98-18-10/52163
Display Title Model of seal harpoon
Descriptions
Object Description Model of seal harpoon
Inventory Description Harpoon, double-ended, ivory points, bone socket, wood shaft, leather lashing
Classification
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Dimensions Overall: 62 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm (24 7/16 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52163
Provenance
Collector Capt. Miner Bruce (?)
Donor Capt. Miner Bruce (1898)

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