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Object Number 56-28-20/19801
Display Title Foreshaft for adolescent boys harpoon
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved wooden stick, 1 end pointed.
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Tabasco
Central America / Mexico / Sonora
Additional Geographic Terms Oh-nah Camp
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 50 x 1.6 x 1.8 cm (19 11/16 x 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 56-28-20/19801

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