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Object Number
01-13-10/56756
Display Title
Spears feathered with eagle feathers - used for sea otters
Descriptions
Object Description
Spears feathered with eagle feathers - used for sea otters
Inventory Description
Harpoon, blunt bone end, barbed point wrapped onto wood shaft, feather end
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Koniag
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Kodiak Island Borough
Additional Geographic Terms
Alaska, Southern
Materials
Wood Bone Sinew Bark fiber Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 123.4 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm (48 9/16 x 1 7/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
01-13-10/56756
Provenance
Intermediary
Mary Adams Breck
(before 01/01/1901 - 01/01/1901)
Owner
Charles Breck
Donor
Heirs of Charles Breck
(01/01/1901)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-13-10/56758 | Arrows for sea otter |
Harpoon
|
Kodiak Island Borough
| |
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Harpoon
|
Atka Island
| |
| 11-37-10/82911 | Sea-otter spear |
Harpoon
|
Atka Island
| |
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Quiver
|
Alaska
| |
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Carving
|
Povungnituk
| |
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Harpoon
|
Bethel Census Area
| |
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Raw Material
Game |
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| |
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Harpoon
|
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| |
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Headdress
|
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| |
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Harpoon
|
Nunivak Island
| |
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|
Alaska
| |
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Quiver
|
British Columbia
|