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Object Number
37-32-50/2475
Display Title
Iron head of harpoon - for killing large fish
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoon, circular iron stem, wire wrapped, twisted, tapered pointed arrow head
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Forest Tribe
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Cameroon
Additional Geographic Terms
Cameroon, southern: Ebolowa, region around
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 16.7 x 2 x 1.5 cm (6 9/16 x 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-32-50/2475
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| 96-3-60/47868.1 | Iron harpoon points |
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Harpoon
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Japan
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Harpoon
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United States
| |
| 08-4-10/72943 | Toggle heads and forelines for whale harpoon |
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Washington
| |
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Harpoon
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Washington
| |
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Harpoon
| ||
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Harpoon
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Alaska
| |
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Alaska
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