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Iron butt of harpoon shaft
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Object Number 07-8-10/75305
Display Title Iron butt of harpoon shaft
Descriptions
Inventory Description Metal, iron point, with two holes in end
Classification
  • Spear Point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / North Slope Burough
Intrasite Surface find
Additional Geographic Terms Shore between Flaxman Island and Colville River
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 25.4 x 3.9 x 4 cm (10 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 75305
Provenance
Collector Prof. Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1907)
Expedition Anglo-American Polar Expedition (1907)

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