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Ivory center barb for fish spear
Ivory center barb for fish spear
Object Number 54-4-10/34452
Display Title Ivory center barb for fish spear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Fishhook barb, ivory, straight, notched point, cotton string wrapped at one end
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Southeast
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 7.2 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm (2 13/16 x 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 54-4-10/34452
Provenance
Collector Mr. Philip Dana Orcutt (1943 - 1954)
Donor Mr. Philip Dana Orcutt (1943 - 1954)

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