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Object Number
85-50-10/38826
Display Title
Harpoon
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, bone harpoon fragment, round in cross-section, five low-relief barbs
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Maine
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Knox County
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<City>
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Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms
Cushing; Meduncook River; Davis Point; Pleasant Point
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 10.6 × 0.9 × 1 cm (4 3/16 × 3/8 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38826
Provenance
Collector
James E. Knowlton
Donor
Donated by
James E. Knowlton
(09/1885)
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