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Object Number
88-51-10/50469
Display Title
Sea otter arrow, Yakutat.
Descriptions
Object Description
Sea otter arrow, Yakutat. Toggle arrangement will unwind and act as drag and marker. String made of sinew. Eagle feathers.; bone point.
Inventory Description
Arrow
Classification
- Arrow
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Yakutat
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Dimensions
Overall: 89.5 cm (35 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
J. J. McLean
(1884)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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|
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| |
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Arrow
|
Yakutat Borough
| |
|
| 08-4-10/72934 | Sea otter arrow |
Arrow
|
Alaska
| |
|
| 08-4-10/72935 | Sea otter arrow |
Arrow
|
Alaska
| |
|
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|
Alaska
| |
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Alaska
| |
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|
Sitka
| |
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Harpoon
|
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