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Object Number
48-6-10/29184
Display Title
Seal harpoon - wood and bone shaft; copper head and line of seal skin
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoon, long bone shaft, leather thong attached to metal point in hollow bone
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Copper Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms
Coronation Gulf
Materials
Bone, Metal, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 59.5 x 8 x 4 cm (23 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
48-6-10/29184
Provenance
Provenance
James E. F. Wight
(1916)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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