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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19342, described as Ivory foreshaft, point barbed on two sides. NOTE: in 1972 foreshaft only (bone , not ivory, with fine sinew cordage) found, rest of specimen not located.
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 2-19424, described as Whalebone foreshaft, point missing. Red-painted wood shaft.
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 2-19428, described as Red painted wood shaft, whalebone foreshaft, detachable head of native copper with 3 unilateral barbs, fletched, plaited sinew line. Found in quiver 2-19422.
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 2-19365, 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 2-19315, described as Harpoon with heavy ivory foreshaft, no point.

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