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Object Number 67-24-10/633
Display Title Heads of seal spears
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon points, metal points nailed to antler heads, perforated, 1 barbed
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Additional Geographic Terms Mackensie River
Materials Ivory, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 10.4 x 2.2 x 1.4 cm (4 1/8 x 7/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 633; (485); (3135); 2185
Provenance
Provenance Robert Kennicott (1772 ca.)

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