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Object Number 41-33-10/23479
Display Title Ivory harpoon point
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory harpoon point. Bird lance/fish spear.
Inventory Description Harpoon point, barbed ivory or antler
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 14.8 x 0.8 x 0.5 cm (5 13/16 x 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-33-10/23479
Provenance
Collector Unknown
Donor Unknown (12/03/1941)

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