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Harpoon foreshaft of ivory
Harpoon foreshaft of ivory
Object Number 41-29-10/23178
Display Title Harpoon foreshaft of ivory
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ivory point, perforated and shaped
Classification
  • Harpoon point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Old Bering Sea
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 8.4 x 1 x 0.8 cm (3 5/16 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23178; 50.
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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