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1946.6.3

Bone harpoon-point with perforation and incised lines

1946.6.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bone harpoon-point with perforation and incised lines
Long description
Bone harpoon-point with perforation and incised lines. [El.B 25/04/2012]
Geographical reference
United States of America
Northern America > North America > United States of America
Western USA Alaska North Slope Borough Point Hope Ipiutak Site
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Helge Larsen
PRM source National Museum of Denmark
PRM source K. Birket-Smith
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Ipiutak
Date collected
1939
Acquisition information
Exchanged: 06/1946
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Process Incised, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Depth: max 10 mm, Width: max 17 mm, Length: max 116 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1946.6.3
Associated publications
Larsen and Rainey, 1948 H. Larsen and F.G. Rainey, Ipiutak and the Arctic whale hunting culture, Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, American Museum of Natural History, New York (1948). [AS 15/09/2009]

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

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