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Image Not Available for Portion of ivory foreshaft of harpoon?
Portion of ivory foreshaft of harpoon?
Image Not Available for Portion of ivory foreshaft of harpoon?
Object Number 97-17-10/51204
Display Title Portion of ivory foreshaft of harpoon?
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / Labrador
Intrasite Probably from grave
Provenance
Provenance Jewell D. Sornborger (1897)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Harpoon foreshaft receiver (socket piece) of ivory
41-29-10/23160 Harpoon foreshaft receiver (socket piece) of ivory
Harpoon
St. Lawrence Island
Ivory harpoon foreshaft
46-36-10/28986 Ivory harpoon foreshaft
Harpoon
Alaska
Wooden harpoon with walrus ivory socket and foreshaft
44-37-10/27466 Wooden harpoon with walrus ivory socket and foreshaft
Harpoon
Labrador
Harpoon with ivory foreshaft
93-14-10/50441 Harpoon with ivory foreshaft
Harpoon
Greenland
Harpoon foreshaft of ivory
41-29-10/23178 Harpoon foreshaft of ivory
Harpoon point
St. Lawrence Island
Harpoon foreshaft of ivory
41-29-10/23177 Harpoon foreshaft of ivory
Harpoon point
St. Lawrence Island
Ivory harpoon foreshaft receiver? - socket end roughened
50-45-10/32856 Ivory harpoon foreshaft receiver? - socket end roughened
Utilized bone
Seklowaghataget
Ivory harpoon foreshaft receiver with middle slit
50-45-10/32857 Ivory harpoon foreshaft receiver with middle slit
Point
Seklowaghataget
Ivory harpoon foreshaft
50-45-10/32854 Ivory harpoon foreshaft
Utilized bone
Seklowaghataget
Ivory harpoon foreshaft with line slit
50-45-10/32855 Ivory harpoon foreshaft with line slit
Utilized bone
Seklowaghataget
Harpoon dart; used w/ throwing stick. One end feathered, the other w/ foreshaft.
36-73-10/6179 Harpoon dart; used w/ throwing stick. One end feathered, the other w/ foreshaft.
Raw Material
Harpoon
Alaska
Foreshaft for whale or walrus harpoon
88-51-10/50388 Foreshaft for whale or walrus harpoon
Harpoon
Northwest Territories