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harpoon
(?)
Object Type
harpoon
(?)
Museum number
Am1985,Q.1
Description
Harpoon shaft (?), made of narwhal ivory, wood, thong, sinew.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Inuit
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Greenland
(north west)
Materials
narwhal ivory
wood
leather
(?)
sinew
Dimensions
Height:
141 centimetres
Width:
6 centimetres
Depth:
5 centimetres
Curator's comments
Register addition "Inuit" Register addition "Eskimo" Register addition "Polar".
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
From:
J Ross
(?)
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am1985,Q.1