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Harpoon point and line
Object Number 17-20-10/87224
Display Title Harpoon point and line
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon point, metal point, carved antler head, skin line, skin scabbard
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Materials Metal, Bone, Skin
Dimensions Overall: 8.6 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm (3 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-20-10/87224
Provenance
Provenance Prof. Leslie A. Lee (1887-1891)

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