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Object Number 41-29-10/23171
Display Title Ivory harpoon head with iron point
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ivory harpoon point, perforated through center, metal point attached
Classification
  • Harpoon point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Modern
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Materials Ivory Iron
Dimensions Overall: 7.9 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm (3 1/8 x 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23171
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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