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Object Number
79-81-10/20108
Display Title
Harpoon
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoon point, metal point nailed to carved ivory head, knotted rawhide cord
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Esquimanx
Materials
Ivory, Metal, Rawhide
Dimensions
Overall: 11.9 x 2.4 x 2.1 cm (4 11/16 x 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
20.108
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Charles Pickering
(1843-1844)
Donor
Charles H. Gould
(December, 1879)
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| 53-36-60/10150.2 | Harpoon, metal point, ivory head, perforated, knotted hide loop |
Harpoon
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Siberia
| |
| 53-36-60/10150.1 | 2 ivory and iron toggles or harpoon heads for walrus hunting |
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| |
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| |
| 03-1-10/62770 | Toggle head for harpoon |
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| |
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Harpoon
|
North America
| |
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Harpoon
|
Alaska
| |
| 2002.1.1815 | Bone harpoon point with string line |
Harpoon
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Alaska
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