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Object Number
50-45-10/33002
Display Title
Ivory war arrowhead with 3 single barbs
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory war arrowhead with 3 single barbs
Inventory Description
Carved ivory arrow, 3 barbs on 1 side, long, incised.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
/
St. Lawrence Island
/
Kitneapaluk
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 20.3 x 1 x 0.9 cm (8 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50-45-10/33002; 2827-5
Provenance
Collector
Romayne L. Potosky
Collector
Norman Potosky
Donor
Denver Art Museum
(September 5, 1950)
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