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Object Number 17-20-10/87225
Display Title Harpoon point and line
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon, carved antler or bone head, grooved, metal point hafted with stud
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Dimensions Overall: 9.8 x 3.2 x 1.9 cm (3 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87225
Provenance
Provenance Prof. Leslie A. Lee (1887-1891)

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