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Harpoon - walrus ivory mouth
Harpoon - walrus ivory mouth
Object Number 31-32-10/K102
Display Title Harpoon - walrus ivory mouth
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon, points missing, blunt ivory atttached to long tapered sticks
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Salabik River?
Materials Wood, Ivory, Sinew, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 226 x 4.7 x 4.1 cm (89 x 1 7/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 31-32-10/K102
Provenance
Collector General George Crook
Collector Raymond Emerson (?)
Donor Raymond Emerson (1931)

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