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Object Number
10-47-10/80129
Display Title
Slate and ivory harpoon point
Descriptions
Object Description
Slate and ivory harpoon point, used for killing humans.
Inventory Description
Harpoon point, ground stone point hafted to carved ivory shaft, 1 barb, incised
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Ivory, Slate
Dimensions
Overall: 18.4 x 2.4 x 1.8 cm (7 1/4 x 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
80129
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
Exchange participant
American Antiquarian Society
(01/01/1910)
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