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Harpoons, light hollow wooden bodied, metal heads, all have/had +
Harpoons, light hollow wooden bodied, metal heads, all have/had +
Object Number 970-1-70/4749.4
Display Title Harpoons, light hollow wooden bodied, metal heads, all have/had +
Descriptions
Object Description Harpoons, light hollow wooden bodied, metal heads, all have/had +
Inventory Description Harpoon, bamboo shaft, cylindrical wood, plant fiber wrapped, missing point
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / West Irian
Materials Bamboo, Wood, Plant fiber
Dimensions Overall: 143 x 1.3 x 1.3 cm (56 5/16 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 970-1-70/4749.4

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