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Object Number
56-28-20/19800
Display Title
Turtle harpoon head
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoon head, single barbed metal spear with cotton string-wrapped wood.
Classification
- Harpoon
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Seri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Sonora
Central America / Mexico / Tabasco
Central America / Mexico / Tabasco
Additional Geographic Terms
Oh-nah Camp
Materials
Metal, Cotton, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 10.7 x 2.3 x 2.3 cm (4 3/16 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
56-28-20/19800
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-3-30/75856 | Head for turtle harpoon |
Harpoon
Raw Material |
Peru
| |
| 90-17-10/48422 | Bone harpoon heads |
Harpoon
|
Alaska?
| |
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Harpoon
|
Northwest Territories
| |
| 94-57-10/R23 | Harpoon head, bone. Head has 3 barbs: 2 on one side, 1 on the other. |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 94-57-10/R24 | Harpoon head, ivory. Head has 5 barbs: 2 on one side, 3 on the other. |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 76-46-10/10521 | Bone and iron harpoon point |
Harpoon
|
United States
| |
| 41-33-10/23478 | Seal harpoon head, foreshaft and toggle |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 93-14-10/49703 | Harpoon head and line |
Harpoon
|
Greenland
| |
| 03-1-10/62770 | Toggle head for harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 15-14-60/86669 | Harpoon head with iron point |
Harpoon
|
Siberia
| |
| 01-16-10/57024 | Harpoon head and line |
Harpoon
|
Nova Scotia
| |
| 23-29-10/98082 | Seal harpoon head |
Harpoon
|
Greenland
|