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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
- Eskimo?
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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