Harpoon with braided line

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Object Number 15-28-50/B646

Display Title Harpoon with braided line

Descriptions

Inventory Description Harpoon, triangular metal blade with 1 barb, wood shaft, woven fiber tether

Classification

Harpoon

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Congo

Additional Geographic Terms Aruwimi Junction

Materials Wood, Metal, Fiber

Dimensions Overall: 142.4 x 4 x 3.1 cm (56 1/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 15-28-50/B646

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