Harpoon fragment

Museum number:
16-2402
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Accession number:
Acc.571
Description:
Harpoon tip; of bone with small black barb fastened on with two-ply cord and pitch. Cord is still attached to piece of tip. 3 1/4 inches long
Donor:
F. H. Humberstone
Collection place:
Pisagua, Chile
Collector:
F. H. Humberstone
Collection date:
1921
Materials:
Bone (material) and Metal
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Harpoons
Accession date:
1921
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon fragment, accession number 16-2402, described as Harpoon tip; of bone with small black barb fastened on with two-ply cord and pitch. Cord is still attached to piece of tip. 3 1/4 inches longDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Harpoon fragment, accession number 16-2402, described as Harpoon tip; of bone with small black barb fastened on with two-ply cord and pitch. Cord is still attached to piece of tip. 3 1/4 inches long

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