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Spear

Date1905

Mediumiron, copper, mammal sinew, wood

DimensionsOther: 2.7 × 22.7 cm (1 1/16 × 8 15/16 in.)

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Haida

Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-1053

Object numberHRC 01053

Descriptionseal spear, with lanyard, male, iron, of an old file. barbs are bilaterral, asymmetric with 9 on one side, 5 opposite. central line runs on one face, appears briefly on the other. some lines from inner edges of barbs run to centre. copper shackle, attached with copper rivet, moves. plaited 6 strand sinew lanyard attached to shackle, has loop at each end.
collected in Skidegate

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