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Object Number 50-45-10/32874
Display Title Bone harpoon, barbed at one end, pointed at the other
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone point, harpoon, barbed at one end, pointed at the other.
Classification
  • Point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island / Seklowaghataget
Additional Geographic Terms St. Lawrence Island
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 9.7 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm (3 13/16 x 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2930-3; 50-45-10/32874

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