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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
- Arawak?
- Tupi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Brazil
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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| |
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| |
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|
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| ||
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