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Harpoon point
Object Number 67-9-10/173A
Display Title Harpoon point
Descriptions
Object Description Quiver & arrows. Harpoon point. Sea lion harpoon or bird lance, may be unfinished.
Inventory Description Harpoon point, carved bone, 5 barbs, pointed peg at 1 end
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska?
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 18.7 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm (7 3/8 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 173a
Provenance
Collector Unknown
Donor Boston Athenaeum (01/01/1867)

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