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Object Number
29-4-50/H756
Display Title
Harpoon point and rope
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoon, wood shaft, triangular barbed blade tethered with twisted fiber cord
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bangala?
- Gome?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Congo River; Bangala District; Nouvelle Amrrs., near
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 158 x 5.3 x 1.8 cm (62 3/16 x 2 1/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
29-4-50/H756
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