Harpoon Head
St. Lawrence Island Yupik
Western Arctic
Arctic
Prehistoric
Slate and ivory
Overall: 4 13/16 × 1 9/16 × 1 1/16 in. (12.3 × 4 × 2.7 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Transferred from Special Collections, Baker Library, Dartmouth College
988.34.26945
Geography
Place Made: St. Lawernce Island, United States, North America
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Hunting and Fishing
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Inscriptions
Attached tag: "Gift of Prof. E. W. Brown 1/23/62 From St. Lawrence Island"
Provenance
Professor E. W. Brown; Special Collections, Baker Library, Dartmouth College, January 23, 1962; transferred to present collection, 1988.
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