Harpoon head

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Culture/People: probably Iñupiaq (attributed)
Seller: Clark M. Garber (Clark McKinley Garber), Non-Indian, 1891-1971
Previous owner: Clark M. Garber (Clark McKinley Garber), Non-Indian, 1891-1971
Collector: Clark M. Garber (Clark McKinley Garber), Non-Indian, 1891-1971

Collection History: Collected between 1925 and 1931 by Clark M. Garber (1891-1971, Superintendent of Education at Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska); purchased by MAI from Clark Garber in 1958.
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Place: Bering Strait; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/6643
Barcode: 226643.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68c2b451b-e2a6-410d-be97-ef8391669868

Record ID: NMAI_241575