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Object Number
19-22-10/93265
Display Title
Bone harpoon
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Worked bone, harpoon point with two barbs and a perforation through the shaft
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Maine
/
Hancock County
/
<City>
/
Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms
Penobscot Bay; Bold Island
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 8.9 × 1.1 × 0.5 cm (3 1/2 × 7/16 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
93265
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Arlo Bates
(1919)
Donor
Donated by
Mr. Oric Bates
(1919)
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