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Ivory harpoon foreshaft
Ivory harpoon foreshaft
Object Number 46-36-10/28986
Display Title Ivory harpoon foreshaft
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory harpoon foreshaft used for hunting.
Inventory Description Harpoon point/foreshaft, carved ivory, hafted metal point, ivory nail, sinew?
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Ivory, Metal, Sinew, Walrus penis bone
Dimensions Overall: 38.1 x 3.4 x 1.9 cm (15 x 1 5/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-36-10/28986, 4407
Provenance
Collector General George Crook (Unknown)
Donor Raymond Emerson (05/27/1946)

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