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Walrus harpoon and line
Object Number 08-28-10/73721
Display Title Walrus harpoon and line
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon, ivory spear tip, broken, cylindrical shaft, detached rope and point
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Additional Geographic Terms Big Isle North side Hudson Strait
Materials Wood, Bone, Leather, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 130 x 4.9 x 3.8 cm (51 3/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 08-28-10/73721
Provenance
Provenance Dr. John C. Phillips (1906)

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