Harpoon shaft

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Previous owner: Edward Howe Wales, Non-Indian, 1856-1922; Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967
Donor: Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry F. du Pont), Non-Indian, 1889-1967

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Edward Howe Wales (1856-1922, a New York stockbroker and collector); inherited by his daughter Ruth Wales du Pont (Mrs. Henry Francis du Pont, 1889-1967); donated to MAI by Mrs. du Pont in 1933.
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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: 18/4425
Barcode: 184425.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Harpoon shaft
Media/Materials: Ivory, hide, wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61fb7d1fd-ecd3-4010-8c37-bc1cb5734158

Record ID: NMAI_197262