Harpoon head

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Previous owner: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Donor: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer); donated to MAI by Grace Nicholson in 1927.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/5910
Barcode: 155910.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Harpoon head
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Barbed

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b28de5a7-739d-485c-b680-14b3d6b78303

Record ID: NMAI_167206