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Object Number 27-63-70/D3089
Display Title Arrows - harpoon style, metal tips
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoons, barbed ovoid metal blade on notched wood shaft, fiber bindings, resin
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
Additional Geographic Terms Melanesia?
Dimensions Overall: 86 x 3.5 x 0.8 cm (33 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 27-63-70/D3089

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