Harpoon head and line

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Culture/People: Inughuit [Cape York]
Lender: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia; lent to MAI by the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1929.
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Place: Cape York; Qaanaaq Municipality (Thule, Qaanaap); Avannaa (North Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat)
Geographical Areas: Eastern Arctic

See related items: Inughuit [Cape York]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/7432
Barcode: 167432.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Harpoon head and line
Media/Materials: Ivory, iron point, hide
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6990542e5-3889-47f5-90e7-79d7501212aa

Record ID: NMAI_179405