Harpoon foreshaft

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Culture/People: Makah
Collector: Leo J. Frachtenberg (Leo Joachim Frachtenberg/Leo J. Frachtenburg), Non-Indian, 1883-1930

Collection History: Collected in 1916 by Leo J. Frachtenberg (1883-1930, an anthropologist who specialized in Native American languages) during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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Place: Neah Bay, Makah Reservation; Clallam County; Washington; USA

See related items: Makah; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/70
Barcode: 060070.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Harpoon foreshaft
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 20 x 4.7 x 1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bceea40b-3c01-4954-91ab-caefd0bad81f

Record ID: NMAI_64943