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Object Number 2002.1.1817
Display Title Bone harpoon head with bone blade
Descriptions
Object Description Bone harpoon head with bone blade
Inventory Description Harpoon point, carved bone point, plug and head, perforated, sinew cord
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska?
Materials Bone, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 8.7 x 1.5 x 1.7 cm (3 7/16 x 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2002.1.1817; 2/1933

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