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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19348, described as Ivory foreshaft with red paint on base. Point barbed on two sides, wood shaft. Barb attached with sinew.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6364, described as Decorated with feathers. Red painted wood shaft, whalebone foreshaft, bone head with 3 unilateral barbs. Plaited sinew line. Feathers at proximal end.
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.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-45810, described as Harpoon arrow; fletched, with foreshaft of whalebone and detachable unilaterally barbed point. Length 84.7 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-36642, described as Red stained wood shaft, bone foreshaft, feathers in poor condition. Point missing. Made with painted wood and whalebone, and plaited sinew line.
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 2-3051, described as Red painted wood shaft, whalebone foreshaft. Bone head with 3 unilateral barbs, plaited sinew lines.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-6573, described as Red-brown painted shaft, whalebone foreshaft, barbed point, fletched.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19349, described as Ivory foreshaft weighted with lead plugs. Wood shaft. Point (barbed on two sides) missing.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon, accession number 2-19350, described as Wood with ivory foreshaft. Separate ivory point barbed on two sides. Sinew and cord used to attach foreshaft and point.

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