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Wood and bone spear point (fish spear?)
Wood and bone spear point (fish spear?)
Object Number 87-25-10/43939
Display Title Wood and bone spear point (fish spear?)
Descriptions
Object Description Wood and bone spear point (fish spear?)
Inventory Description Fish spear, three bone barbs hafted onto wooden handle
Classification
  • Fishing and trapping
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood, Bone, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 56 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm (22 1/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 43939
Provenance
Provenance Capt. Newell (?)

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