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Object Number
973-3-50/11639E
Display Title
Wooden spears with metal points
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoon, metal point and foreshaft, reed shaft, rope tether, copper band
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa?; South Africa?;
Materials
Reed, Metal, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 156.1 x 4.8 x 3.7 cm (61 7/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
973-3-50/11639E
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