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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
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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