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Object Number
87-25-10/43941
Display Title
Harpoon, walrus tusk tips
Descriptions
Object Description
Harpoon, walrus tusk tips
Inventory Description
Harpoon, blunt bone one end, broken point other, red shaft
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Northwest Coast
Materials
Wood, Bone, Leather, Sinew, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 193 x 3.6 x 3.3 cm (76 x 1 7/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87-25-10/43941
Provenance
Provenance
Capt. Newell
(?)
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| 97-17-10/51188 | Seal and walrus harpoon and line |
Harpoon
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Okak
| |
| 08-28-10/73721 | Walrus harpoon and line |
Harpoon
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Canada
| |
| 97-17-10/51090 | Seal and walrus harpoon and line |
Harpoon
|
Labrador
| |
| 88-51-10/50386 | Whale or walrus harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Northwest Territories
| |
| 27-63-70/D3089 | Arrows - harpoon style, metal tips |
Harpoon
|
Oceania
| |
| 88-51-10/50387 | Tokong eskimo whale or walrus harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Northwest Territories
| |
| 31-32-10/K102 | Harpoon - walrus ivory mouth |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/52142 | Toggle heads for walrus or seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 72-20-60/7103 | Spear head, made of tusk of walrus, with stone point |
Harpoon
Raw Material |
Siberia
| |
| 88-51-10/50246 | Seal harpoon |
Harpoon
|
Alaska
|