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Harpoon head
Object Number 15-23-10/86081
Display Title Harpoon head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon head, carved ivory or antler, 1 of 4 barbs broken, perforated, fully bur
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 Ivory?, Antler?
Dimensions Overall: 8 x 1.8 x 2.5 cm (3 1/8 x 11/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86081.
Provenance
Provenance Dunbar Lockwood (1913-1914)

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