Worked bone points and harpoons, some with barbs or notches

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Object Number 19-22-10/93226

Display Title Worked bone points and harpoons, some with barbs or notches

Descriptions

Inventory Description Worked bone points and harpoons, some with barbs or notches

Classification

Harpoon
Point

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Maine / Hancock County / <City> / Shell heap

Additional Geographic Terms Kimball's Island

Materials Bone

Dimensions Overall (Measurement of longest): 8.2 × 1 × 0.6 cm (3 1/4 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.)

Quantity 13

Label on object 93226

Provenance

Donor Donated by Arlo Bates (1919)

Donor Donated by Mr. Oric Bates (1919)

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	19-22-10/92762	Worked bone, harpoon points with barbs, some broken	Harpoon	Shell heap
	31-36-20/C12937	Bone Harpoons, Augular barbs	Point	Sitio Conte
Image Not Available for Worked bone points, and bone harpoon points with barbs and serrations, objects sewn onto cards tock with thread	999-22-10/83840	Worked bone points, and bone harpoon points with barbs and serrations, objects sewn onto cards tock with thread	Harpoon Point	Norton Farm
	999-22-10/83830	Worked bone points, and harpoon points with serrated edges or barbs, sewn onto 12 paper cards	Harpoon Point	North Haven
	19-22-10/92787	Worked bone harpoon points, each with barbs	Harpoon	Shell heap
	19-22-10/92978	Worked bone, harpoon points with barbs and serrated edges	Harpoon	Shell heap
	19-22-10/92793	Worked bone harpoon points with barbs, and one with serrated edge	Harpoon	Shell heap
	19-22-10/92980	Worked bone, harpoon points with barbs and serrated edges, one has perforation through shaft	Harpoon	Shell heap
	19-22-10/92822	Worked bone harpoon point with notched barbs along length, broken into three pieces that cross mend	Harpoon	Shell heap
	19-22-10/92791	Worked bone, harpoon point with barbs	Harpoon	Shell heap
	19-22-10/92821	Worked bone, harpoon point with barbs, both ends broken	Harpoon	Shell heap
Image Not Available for Bone harpoons	12-17-40/81616.1	Bone harpoons	Harpoon	Cavern of Espelugues

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