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Object Number
35-122-30/1268
Display Title
Whalebone seal spear with one barb - eastern type
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoon point, cared bone, cutout section w/ 1 barb on 1 side, flattened butt en
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yahgan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
Additional Geographic Terms
Tierra del Fuego
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 38.7 x 3.4 x 1.5 cm (15 1/4 x 1 5/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-122-30\ 1268
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