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Object Number
992-27-30/11664.1
Display Title
Metal point, harpoon barb
Descriptions
Object Description
Point for arrow with round-sectioned tip-metal, vegetable fiber, vegetable resin.
Inventory Description
Harpoon barb, vegetable fiber wrapped around handle, bound with resin
Classification
- Projectile Point
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1931-1992
Culture
- Yaruro
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Venezuela
Materials
Metal, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 2 x 0.9 cm (6 5/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
992-27-30/11664.1
Provenance
Collector
Anthony Leeds
Donor
Dr. Elizabeth Leeds
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