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Object Number
88-51-10/50245
Display Title
Seal harpoon
Descriptions
Object Description
Seal harpoon
Inventory Description
Harpoon, blunt bone end, barbed point wrapped to shaft with sinew, feather ends
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Bristol Bay
Dimensions
Overall: 108.9 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm (42 7/8 x 5/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
88-51-10/50245; 127629 / Alaska / Johnson
Provenance
Collector
J. W. Johnson
(01/01/1885)
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(01/01/1888)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50246 | Seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50235.1 | Barbed seal harpoon. |
Harpoon
|
St. Michael
| |
| 88-51-10/50370.1 | Seal darts |
Harpoon
|
North Slope Burough
| |
| 88-51-10/50228 | Barbed seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50370 | Seal darts |
Harpoon
|
North Slope Burough
| |
| 88-51-10/50230 | Barbed seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50233 | Barbed seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
St. Michael
| |
| 88-51-10/50232 | Barbed seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50229 | Barbed seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 31-32-10/K112 | Seal dart. Used with throwing stick. |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
|
| 88-51-10/50370.2 | Seal darts |
Harpoon
|
North Slope Burough
| |
| 2003.1.432 | Harpoon with blunt bone end, barbed point |
Harpoon
|