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Bone fish spear
Object Number 999-22-10/83851
Display Title Bone fish spear
Descriptions
Object Description Bone fish spear
Inventory Description Worked bone fragments, sewn onto card
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Knox County
Additional Geographic Terms North Haven
Materials Bone drymounted to Paper with String
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 × 2.8 × 0.5 cm (3 3/8 × 1 1/8 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 999-22-10/83851; Fish Spear / Brown's NH / Me. 1900 / Harpoon Point. / A14.

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