harpoon

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Object Type
Museum number: Am2003,19.43
Description: Harpoon-head made of walrus ivory.
Production ethnic group
Production date: 19thC (?)
Findspot: Found/Acquired: North America
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Length: 29.50 centimetres; Thickness: 1.50 centimetres; Width: 3 centimetres
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Funder name: With contribution from: Heritage Lottery Fund; With contribution from: J P Morgan Chase; With contribution from: British Museum Friends; With contribution from: Art Fund (as NACF)
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 2003
Acquisition notes: The collection was purchased for £629,000 through the Heritage Lottery Fund (£479, 000); with contributions from B.M. Friends (£50, 000), J. P. Morgan Chase (£50,000), and National Arts Collections Fund (£50,000).
Department: Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number: Am2003,19.43
Additional IDs: CDMS number: Am1977L1.52 (old CDMS no.); Miscellaneous number: 1839.198 (Stonyhurst College no.)

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