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Object Number
35-48-10/4486
Display Title
Very old spear point, used for killing walrus, seal, etc.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoon point, carved bone, barbed, one end spiraled like a screw
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Napaaqtugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Alaska
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Northwest Arctic Borough
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Kurlina
Additional Geographic Terms
Kotzebue, 50 miles up coast from
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 23.4 x 2.4 x 1.4 cm (9 3/16 x 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-48-10/4486
Provenance
Provenance
Gertrude Weld Arnold
(1935)
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