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1951.7.2

Ivory harpoon-head with five barbs on the sides and an incised line down the centre of the blade. [ASh [OPS move] 20/6/2017]

1951.7.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ivory harpoon-head with five barbs on the sides and an incised line down the centre of the blade. [ASh [OPS move] 20/6/2017]
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Unnamed Shetland whalers
PRM source Alfred Brotherston Emden
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1918
Date collected
1914 - 1918
Acquisition information
Donated: 1951
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Incised, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Length: max 180 mm, Depth: max 12 mm, Width: max 37 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1951.7.2

Search terms: Weapon, Hunting, Figure, Fishing, Trade, Harpoon-head, Fishing Accessory, Hunting accessory, Fish Figure

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