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Object Number 54-4-10/34458
Display Title Ground slate harpoon blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone implement
Classification
  • Blade
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 1.4 x 0.3 cm (2 3/16 x 9/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 54-4-10/34458
Provenance
Collector Mr. Philip Dana Orcutt (1943 - 1954)
Donor Mr. Philip Dana Orcutt (1943 - 1954)

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