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Object Number 2002.1.1816
Display Title Harpoon and barbed spear point, stone and bone
Descriptions
Object Description Harpoon and barbed spear point, stone and bone
Inventory Description Harpoon point, carved bone, barbed, chipped stone point, chipped
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska?
Materials Bone, Stone
Dimensions Overall: 26.8 x 2.2 x 1.7 cm (10 9/16 x 7/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2002.1.1816

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