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Bone implement, carved, denticulated
Bone implement, carved, denticulated
Object Number 69-20-10/1393
Display Title Bone implement, carved, denticulated
Descriptions
Object Description Spear point, of walrus tusk. Bone implement, carved, denticulated
Inventory Description Harpoon point, carved ivory, barbed and grooved
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Alaskan Native or Inuit
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Coast
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 47.7 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm (18 3/4 x 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 1393
Provenance
Collector Unknown (?)
Donor Boston Marine Society (1869)

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