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Object Number
41-33-10/23480
Display Title
Bone or ivory harpoon/spear point; row of small barbs
Descriptions
Object Description
Bone or ivory harpoon/spear point; row of small barbs
Inventory Description
Harpoon point, carved ivory, 1 side barbed, lashing grooves
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Ivory, Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 11.6 x 1 x 0.6 cm (4 9/16 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-33-10/23480
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
Donor
Unknown
(12/03/1941)
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