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Object Number 01-13-10/56758
Display Title Arrows for sea otter
Descriptions
Object Description Arrows for sea otter, with eagle feather fletching.
Inventory Description Harpoons, blunt bone ends, barbed points attached to shaft, feather ends
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Koniag
  • Alutiiq
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Kodiak Island Borough
Additional Geographic Terms Alaska, Southern
Dimensions Overall: 34.5 x 3.5 x 0.8 cm (13 9/16 x 1 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 01-13-10/56758
Provenance
Intermediary Mary Adams Breck (01/01/1901)
Owner Charles Breck
Donor Heirs of Charles Breck (01/01/1901)

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