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Object Number
985-27-10/59282
Display Title
Barbed Eskimo spear foreshaft. Carved bone. Prongs along one side.
Descriptions
Object Description
Barbed Eskimo spear foreshaft. Carved piece of bone. Prongs carved along one side. One end tapers into sharp point. Other end has slit cut through center of bone for arrow and is wrapped w/ sinew. 16.8x1 cm.
Inventory Description
Bone harpoon, pointed tip, barbed along one edge, sinew-wrapped end.
Classification
- Harpoon
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms
Grinnell Peninsula
Materials
Bone, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 16.8 x 1 x 0.8 cm (6 5/8 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59282
Provenance
Collector
Isabelle H. Howe
(1905)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1905)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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