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Object Number
69-30-10/1970
Display Title
Barbed amulet or harpoon
Descriptions
Object Description
Charm or ornament, broken implement? Barbed amulet or harpoon
Inventory Description
Pendant, carved ivory, 12 pigmented barbs, 1 perforation
Classification
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 1 x 0.8 cm (4 3/4 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
1970
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867-1868 - 1869)
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