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Harpoon head
Object Number 15-23-10/86076
Display Title Harpoon head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon head, carved bone, 2 perforations, slit for hafting
Classification
  • Harpoon point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Asiatic Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island / Old Hut Site
Additional Geographic Terms St. Lawrence Island
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 20.8 x 3.8 x 2.6 cm (8 3/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86076
Provenance
Provenance Dunbar Lockwood (1913-1914)

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