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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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