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Harpoon (hafted spear point)
Harpoon (hafted spear point)
Object Number 98-18-10/51943.1
Display Title Harpoon (hafted spear point)
Descriptions
Object Description Harpoon (hafted spear point). Toggle head.
Inventory Description Harpoon, ivory point attached to bone head, cylindrical tapered shaft
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials Wood, Bone, Leather, Fiber, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 202 x 6.1 x 3.9 cm (79 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 88-51-10/50239.1

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