Harpoon socket
date: label: Date created
content: probably AD 100–500
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Thule Tradition: Old Bering Sea Stage (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Seller
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
label: Collector
content: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1906.
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place: label: Place
content: Kotzebue Sound; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Thule Tradition: Old Bering Sea Stage (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 9757
label: Barcode
content: 009757.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Harpoon socket
label: Media/Materials
content: Fossil ivory, walrus ivory
label: Techniques
content: Incised, carved, drilled
label: Dimensions
content: 21 cm