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Object Number
35-48-10/4487
Display Title
Part of spear used in hunting whale; made from knuckle joint of a walrus: the sp
Descriptions
Object Description
Part of spear used in hunting whale; made from knuckle joint of a walrus: the spearhead is inserted into the hole; screw end fits wooden handle.
Inventory Description
Organic, bone, harpoon foreshaft, carved, tubular bone w/ conical grooved screw
Classification
- Shaft, modified
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Qikiqtagrungmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Alaska
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Northwest Arctic Borough
/
Kotzebue
Additional Geographic Terms
Kotzebue, vicinity of
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 18.8 x 2.6 x 2.4 cm (7 3/8 x 1 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35-48-10/4487
Provenance
Provenance
Gertrude Weld Arnold
(1935)
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