Counterweight
NA4245
Location: On Display in the Native American Voices
From: Siberia
Curatorial Section: American
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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