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1886.1.725.2

Ivory barbed spear head. The spear head has three barbs along one side and a perforated hole. It is slightly curved along one side and is pointed at each end. For the corresponding objects see [1886.1.725 .1 and 1886.1.725 .3 - .4] [SB [OPS Move] 28/6/2017]

1886.1.725.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ivory barbed spear head. The spear head has three barbs along one side and a perforated hole. It is slightly curved along one side and is pointed at each end. For the corresponding objects see [1886.1.725 .1 and 1886.1.725 .3 - .4] [SB [OPS Move] 28/6/2017]
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1878
Date collected
By 1878
Acquisition information
Transferred: 15/05/1950
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Depth: max 6 mm, Length: max 144 mm, Width: max 15 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1886.1.725.2 Other numbers: 174
Research and responses

This object is not mentioned in Collectors Miscellaneous XI Accession Book entry - Ramsden coll pages 223 - 255 [AP 21/7/99]

Search terms: Weapon, Hunting, Spear-head, Hunting accessory

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