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Spear

Date1884

Mediumbone, copper, iron

DimensionsOther: 2 × 29.5 cm (13/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

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Haida

Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-938

Object numberHRC 00938

Descriptionwith metal point attachede by copper wire and root. size of groove at point suggest this not the original lashing. spear has parallelogram cross section, with 9 pairs of symmetric barbs. rectangular hole near end is off centrre, for lanyard. 7 lateral lines incised between hole and rounded end. for ffur seals.
collected in Massett

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