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Object Number 71-11-30/2942
Display Title Arrow with moveable head of iron
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon, metal and wood point attached to reed shaft with corded fiber, feather
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Rio Madiera
Dimensions Overall: 131.1 x 1.3 x 1.4 cm (51 5/8 x 1/2 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 71-11-30/2942
Provenance
Collector Prof. Louis Agassiz (1871)
Donor Prof. Louis Agassiz (1871)

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