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Description: | Seal harpoon head consisting of a metal tip attached to an ivory foreshaft which is decorated with incised detailing. The ivory section is attached to a hide thong which is bound with sinew and vegetable fibre. Another piece of ivory is attached to the hide thong which is movable and might slot into the ivory forshaft.
caption: General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 24.127 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | plant material hide metal bindings seal harpoons ivory Inuit iron Food and Feasting | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-47402 | Go to resource |
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