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Object Number
10-47-10/76822
Display Title
Spear thrower
Descriptions
Object Description
Spear thrower for hunter.
Inventory Description
Tool, wood, handle with grip, hole, grooved both sides, tapering, notched
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Kodiak Island Borough
Materials
Wood, Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 47.5 x 6.1 x 2.4 cm (18 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
10-47-10/76822
Provenance
Exchange participant
American Antiquarian Society
(01/01/1910)
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