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Start Over Collection place The Americas Collector George Davidson Culture or time period Kodiak Eskimo
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 2-19423, described as Harpoon arrow with whalebone foreshaft, point missing. Red-painted wood shaft.
Hearst Museum object titled Bow, accession number 2-19153, described as Front ridged, wooden shaft, cable backing of sinew, attached with sinew at center and four other places on bow, towards ends. Rawhide under cable, twisted sinew bowstring attached at one end.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19424, described as Whalebone foreshaft, point missing. Red-painted wood shaft.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19367, described as Harpoon of wood (point and foreshaft missing). Plaited sinew lashed to shaft. Sinew passes through hole in ivory plug of sealskin bladder float to connect it to shaft.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19438, described as Whalebone foreshaft, bone point (missing). Red and black-stained wood shaft. Found inside quiver cf. 2-19433.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19365, described as Harpoon of wood with triangular ivory point which has a barb on one side. Foreshaft missing, plaited sinew cord lashed to head. The cord passes through point then down shaft and through ivory plug of sealskin bladder float and lashes to spear.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19440, described as Whalebone foreshaft, bone point with 3 unilateral barbs. Red-stained wood shaft. Found inside quiver 2-19433.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19441, described as Whalebone foreshaft, bone point with 3 unilateral barbs. Red-stained wood shaft. Found inside quiver 2-19433.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19426, described as Whalebone foreshaft, bone head with 3 unilateral barbs. Red-painted wood shaft.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19436, described as Whalebone foreshaft, bone point with 3 unilateral barbs. Red-stained wood shaft. Found inside quiver 2-19433.

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