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Harpoon head-foreshaft-assembling line and wooden case.
Harpoon head-foreshaft-assembling line and wooden case.
Object Number 88-51-10/50068
Display Title Harpoon head-foreshaft-assembling line and wooden case.
Descriptions
Object Description Harpoon head-foreshaft-assembling line and wooden case [harpoon point and leader
Inventory Description Harpoon and sheath
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1888
Culture
  • Aglurmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Bristol Bay
Materials Metal, Ivory, Wood, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 8.5 x 3.5 x 2.6 cm (3 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 50068/ 72385/ Alaska/ McKay
Provenance
Collector Charles L. McKay (?)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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