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Fish harpoon
Object Number 34-114-10/3979
Display Title Fish harpoon
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon, wood point, 2 small resin covered barbs, curved shaft
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northern Paiute
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Nevada
Additional Geographic Terms Pyramid Lake
Materials Wood, Fiber, Resin, Greasewood, Willow
Dimensions Overall: 196 x 2.4 x 2 cm (77 3/16 x 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-114-10/3979
Provenance
Collector Willard Zerbe Park (07/09/1934-09/07/1934)
Intermediary Willard Zerbe Park (08/23/1934-12/14/1934)

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