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Object Number
67-10-10/261
Display Title
Spear point of bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoon heads and line, 2 carved antler heads, hide line
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1790
Culture
- Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Northwest Coast
Materials
Antler, Sinew, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 10.5 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm (4 1/8 x 1 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
67-10-10/261
Provenance
Collector
Capt. James Magee
(ca. 1790)
Donor
Massachusetts Historical Society
(1867)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67-10-10/262 | Spear points of bone |
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