Harpoon head

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Culture/People: Northwest Coast
Previous owner: D. M. Averill and Company
Seller: D. M. Averill and Company

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from D.M. Averill and Co. (a Portland, Oregon, publishing company and coin dealer) in 1905.
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Place: British Columbia; Canada

See related items: Northwest Coast; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4549
Barcode: 004549.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69e42f658-6c0c-4fdf-9a63-655271c5eaf5

Record ID: NMAI_4667