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Draft Copy of Letter from Acting Principal Chief Lewis Downing to Cherokee Agent Major J. Harlan
Lewis Downing
Draft Copy of Letter from Acting Principal Chief Lewis Downing to Cherokee Agent Major J. Harlan
Lewis Downing

Ivory harpoon foreshaft / Native American; Inuit

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The foreshaft of an Inuit harpoon made from ivory.

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Title(s): 
Ivory harpoon foreshaft
Culture: 
Native American; Inuit
Date: 
19th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Saint Lawrence Island
Materials/Techniques: 
ivory
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
83.1839
Department: 
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