Counterweight

NA4245

Location: On Display in the Native American Voices

From: Siberia

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA4245
Current Location Native American Voices - On Display
Culture Eskimo
Provenience Siberia
Culture Area Siberia
Section American
Materials Ivory
Description

Harpoon counterweight. "Homo"; whaling ceremonial fetish of ivory.

Height 7 cm
Width 20.5 cm
Thickness 2.8 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Joseph Bernard; subscription of John Wanamaker, 1915

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