harpoon

Ice pick for a harpoon carved out of bone. CC: "Purchased from Rev. Glen Ridnour, 1963. This material was acquired from a Minneapolis museum (Minne-apolis Art Museum?) in 1963. The information on the original cards (see accession file) convinced Dr. Erna Gunther of the Univ. of Washington that...

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Language:unknown
Subjects:
Inuit
Arctic
Erna
Rasmussen
Barrow
inuit
north slope
Point Barrow
Alaska
Online Access:http://dcms.beloit.edu/u?/logan,1047
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Summary:Ice pick for a harpoon carved out of bone. CC: "Purchased from Rev. Glen Ridnour, 1963. This material was acquired from a Minneapolis museum (Minne-apolis Art Museum?) in 1963. The information on the original cards (see accession file) convinced Dr. Erna Gunther of the Univ. of Washington that the specimens were part of the Rasmussen Collection and had been sold from the Portland museum."

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