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Object Number
53-36-60/10139
Display Title
Harpoon line of seal or walrus strips - has walrus ivory head with steel blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Harpoon, metal point nailed into ivory head, looped hide line, stiffened
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Chukche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Russia
/
Siberia
Materials
Hide, Ivory, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 3.1 x 2.6 cm (5 5/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53-36-60/10139
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