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Object Number
08-1-10/73782
Display Title
Harpoon foreshaft
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoon shaft, worked ivory, highly worn/eroded, 2 pieces nailed together
Classification
- Harpoon point
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Newfoundland and Labrador
/
Labrador
Additional Geographic Terms
Killinik, Graves at; Cape Chidley
Materials
Ivory, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 49.9 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm (19 5/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
73782
Provenance
Provenance
Dr. John Bryant
(1908)
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