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Whale harpoon head and leader
Whale harpoon head and leader
Object Number 88-51-10/50346
Display Title Whale harpoon head and leader
Descriptions
Object Description Whale harpoon head and leader
Inventory Description Harpoon point, carved antler tip, chipped stone point, leather and sinew line
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1888
Culture
  • Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / North Slope Burough
Additional Geographic Terms Point Barrow
Materials Antler, Stone, Leather, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 23 x 5.9 x 2.6 cm (9 1/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50346 & 89744 & P. H. Ray U.S.A.
Provenance
Collector Lt. P. H. Ray (1883)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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