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Harpoon point of shell and bark sheath
Harpoon point of shell and bark sheath
Object Number 72-20-10/7102
Display Title Harpoon point of shell and bark sheath
Descriptions
Inventory Description Harpoon point and sheath, shell point hafted to wood and bark head, bark sheath
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Makah
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Washington
Materials Shell, Bark, Wood, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 24.5 x 11.7 x 4.3 cm (9 5/8 x 4 5/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 72-20-10/7102
Provenance
Donor Museum of Comparative Zoology (1872)

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