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Object Number
88-51-10/50231.1
Display Title
Barbed seal harpoon.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoons, bone tip on wood shaft, barbed projectile points attached with leather
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Bone, Leather, Feather, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 134.2 x 3.3 x 3.2 cm (52 13/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
88-51-10/50231 (34039) / Norton Sd. / Nelson
Provenance
Collector
Edward William Nelson
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50231 | Barbed seal harpoon |
Fishing and trapping
|
Unalakleet
| |
| 88-51-10/50229 | Barbed seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50235 | Barbed seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
St. Michael
| |
| 88-51-10/50233 | Barbed seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
St. Michael
| |
| 88-51-10/50232 | Barbed seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50234 | Barbed seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
St. Michael
| |
| 88-51-10/50235.1 | Barbed seal harpoon. |
Harpoon
|
St. Michael
| |
| 88-51-10/50228 | Barbed seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 31-32-10/K111 | Seal harpoons |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50230 | Barbed seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 02-22-10/62146.1 | Harpoon, coiled line & point, barbed metal point attached to leather line |
Harpoon
|
Labrador
| |
| 88-51-10/50239 | Barbed harpoons |
Harpoon
|
St. Michael
|