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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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