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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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