Ice chisel for end of harpoon ?

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Object Number 17-20-10/87228

Display Title Ice chisel for end of harpoon ?

Descriptions

Inventory Description Harpoon shaft, carved antler, tubular, partially hollowed, 1 end worked to point

Classification

Harpoon

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Labrador Coast Inuit?

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / Canada

Materials Antler

Dimensions Overall: 15 x 2.2 x 1.9 cm (5 7/8 x 7/8 x 3/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 87228

Provenance

Provenance Prof. Leslie A. Lee (1887-1891)

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