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rāti

human history
  • Other Name

    harpoon head (English)

  • Description

    harpoon head. Whalebone. Barb on both sides of shaft. Shaft is diamond shaped in cross section, with a very pronounced crest or ridge along the centre of the shaft on 1 side, tending to a more rounded shape on the other side. Width of shaft 15 mm, thickness 8 mm Incomplete.

  • Place
    New Zealand
  • Accession Number
    1933.379
  • Other Id

    19587.4 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Archaeology

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