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Object Number
73-9-30/7403
Display Title
Turtle arrow
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoon, metal and wood point, w/ corded fiber tether, reed shaft, feather ends
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Arawak?
- Tupi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
/
Para
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Santarem
Dimensions
Overall: 103.6 x 1.4 x 1.1 cm (40 13/16 x 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
73-9-30/7403
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1871 - 1873)
Expedition
Dr. Charles Frederick Hartt
(1871 - 1873)
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