Arrow with loose wooden shaft and bone head with three barbs

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Object Number 46-78-10/28064.1

Display Title Arrow with loose wooden shaft and bone head with three barbs

Descriptions

Object Description Arrow with loose wooden shaft and bone head with three barbs

Inventory Description Fishing pole, wood, plain, 1 end broken

Classification

Tackle

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Alaska

Materials Wood

Dimensions Overall: 61 x 1.6 x 1.1 cm (24 x 5/8 x 7/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 46.78.10/28064\ ALASKA

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