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Skaway and Lynn Canal from Mt. Dewey, Alaska
Unidentified
Coiled basket with braided handles and florally beaded lid
Native American; Yupik-Inupiaq
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Whale harpoon head / Arctic, Inuit

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Whale harpoon head made from bone, chert, and sinew.

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Title(s): 
Whale harpoon head
Culture: 
Arctic, Inuit
Date: 
1800s
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Arctic Coast
Materials/Techniques: 
Bone, Chert, Sinew
Classification: 
Archaeological Objects
Object Type: 
Whale Harpoon Head
Accession No: 
84.1519a
Previous Number(s): 
84.1519 a; 84.1519a
Department: 
Anthropology
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