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Object Number 21-14-10/87698
Display Title Caribou hunting arrows, various forms. 2 w/ caribou antler (1 tipped w/ copper)
Descriptions
Object Description Caribou hunting arrows, various forms. 2 w/ caribou antler (1 tipped w/ copper) & 1 w/ complete copper head. Sinew lashing. Blood-based glue. 88x2x2 cm. (copper pt.); 91x2x2 cm. (copper pt., caribou); 80x2x2 cm. (caribou bone points)
Inventory Description Arrows, 2 bone points, 5 metal points, 3 missing points, 1 ivory point, feather
Classification
  • Arrow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Copper Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Nunavut
Additional Geographic Terms N. Canada, Coronation Gulf, McKenzie River Region, between Coppermine River and King William's Land
Dimensions Overall: 90.6 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm (35 11/16 x 7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 12
Label on object 21-14-10/87698
Provenance
Collector Alfred H. Anderson (1920-1921)
Seller Unknown (1921)

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