Harpoon foreshaft

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Previous owner: James W. Benham (J.W. Benham), Non-Indian, 1866-1914
Seller: James W. Benham (J.W. Benham), Non-Indian, 1866-1914

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from James W. Benham (1866-1914, owner of the Benham Indian Trading Company, Albuquerque, New Mexico) in 1904.
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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: 1869
Barcode: 001869.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Harpoon foreshaft
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60c5ab06a-59bc-4af4-a557-1c7896c3a7ab

Record ID: NMAI_1922