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Spear for small fish
Object Number 04-10-10/64241
Display Title Spear for small fish
Descriptions
Object Description Spear for small fish or bird. The carved face in the middle is a shaman's mark.
Inventory Description Harpoon, carved ivory points, barbed, inserted into wood shaft, fastened with ca
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Unangan?
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Ivory, Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 30.5 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm (12 x 1 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 54241
Provenance
Collector Grace A. Nicholson (Unknown)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (01/01/1904)

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