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Object Number
46-78-50/6072
Display Title
One harpoon of reed shaft and metal point with two barbs on each side
Descriptions
Object Description
Harpoon of reed shaft and metal point with two barbs on each side
Inventory Description
Arrow or harpoon, barbed metal point, tied to wood shaft with fiber cord
Classification
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Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Wood, Fiber, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 105 x 2 x 1.2 cm (41 5/16 x 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-50/6072
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1880-01/01/1900 - 1916)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(1916 - 11/27/1946)
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