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Object Number
41-29-10/23191
Display Title
Bird spear prong of ivory
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ivory harpoon, perforated
Classification
- Harpoon point
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Recent Prehistoric Period
- Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
/
St. Lawrence Island
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 13.7 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm (5 3/8 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-29-10/23191; 31.
Provenance
Provenance
Froelich G. Rainey
(1926-1939)
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