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Object Number 18-9-10/87303
Display Title Whaler's harpoon shaft of yew
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tlibeits Yit
Object Description Whaler's harpoon shaft of yew. The Quileute word for this object is Tlibeits Yit.
Inventory Description Harpoon point and line, metal point, antler head, cord-wrapped line
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quileute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Washington
Dimensions Overall: 18.3 x 6.4 x 4 cm (7 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87303
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (May, 1918 - 1918)

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