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Prongs for spear
Object Number 88-51-10/50390
Display Title Prongs for spear
Descriptions
Object Description Prongs for spear
Inventory Description Spearpoints, carved antler, barbed, 1 end worked to point, other notched
Classification
  • Spear
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms Cumberland Gulf
Materials Antler
Dimensions Overall: 19 x 1.9 x 1 cm (7 1/2 x 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 88-51-10/50390 & [34089] Cumberland Gulf / Kumlein
Provenance
Provenance Ludwig Kumlein (1838-1886)

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