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Culture/People
Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]
Object Name
Harpoon head
Media/Materials
Ivory, slate
Techniques
Carved
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place
Point Hope; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source circa 1912.