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Object Number
31-63-10/K99
Display Title
Ivory harpoon point
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved ivory harpoon, pointed end, barbed along one side.
Classification
- Harpoon
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 38.4 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm (15 1/8 x 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
K99
Provenance
Collector
Father of Frederic H. Curtiss
(?)
Donor
Mr. Frederic H. Curtiss
(1931)
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