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Arrows, detached points, iron
Arrows, detached points, iron
Object Number 78-5-30/16797
Display Title Arrows, detached points, iron
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoons, wood and metal points attached to reed shaft w/ twisted fiber, feather
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tupi?
  • Arawak?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Materials Wood, Reed, Fiber, Metal, Cotton, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 148.9 x 2.8 x 1.1 cm (58 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 78-5-30/16797
Provenance
Collector Hassler Expedition (1878)
Collector Prof. Louis Agassiz (1878)
Donor Museum of Comparative Zoology (1878)

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