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1. Harpoon

Museum number:
2-14893
Culture or time period:
Aleut
Object class:
Harpoons
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:
length 1.27 meters
Collector:
Margaret Lantis
Collection place:
Atka Island, Andreanof Islands, Central Aleutians
Collection date:
1934
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus

2. Harpoon

Museum number:
2-16688a-d
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:
Harpoons
Dimensions:
(c)— length 11.5 centimeters, (a)— length 17.5 centimeters, (d)— length 30.7 centimeters, and (b)— length 8.5 centimeters
Collector:
Margaret Lantis
Collection place:
Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island, Bethel Borough
Collection date:
1940
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus