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Object Number
94-57-10/R20
Display Title
Harpoon head, ivory, greenstone. Incised grooves above and below line hole.
Descriptions
Object Description
Harpoon head, ivory, greenstone. Incised grooves above and below line hole
Inventory Description
Harpoon point, ground stone point, hafted to carved perforated ivory head
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1894
Culture
- North Alaska Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Ivory, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.7 x 2.5 x 2 cm (3 13/16 x 1 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
R\20
Provenance
Collector
Frederick H. Rindge
(?)
Donor
Frederick H. Rindge
(1894)
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