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Object Number 17-59-30/F65
Display Title Harpoon
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon, barbed metal point, fiber rope, cylindrical shaft, dried bundled vine
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Negro, Upper
Dimensions Overall: 210.2 x 42 x 6.5 cm (82 3/4 x 16 9/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-59-30/F65
Provenance
Collector Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1916-1917 - 1917)
Donor Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1916-1917 - 1917)

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