Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID |
54.233 |
Object Name |
Harpoon |
Other Name |
Harpoon point |
Material |
Iron/Ivory/Animal intestine |
Description |
A harpoon point made from iron and ivory. The iron blade is set into a slit along the ivory shank and secured with an iron pin. A gut string is tied through the hole in the shank. |
Dimensions |
W-4 L-16.8 cm |
Found |
North America; United States; Alaska; Nome Census Area; Golovin |
Provenance |
Boos Collection. Collected by Mrs. George Bunker. Donated to the Stanford University Collections by Mrs. Henry Boos. |
Collector |
Bunker, Mrs George |
Collection |
Anthropology; North America; Arctic/Subarctic |
Search Terms |
Alaska Eskimo Historic Mixed material objects North America Northwest Tools and equipment Inupiaq Inupiat Yupik |