Harpoon head
date: label: Date created
content: AD 100–1000 (archaeological harpoon head with more recent point added)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Thule Tradition: Old Bering Sea Stage or Birnirk Stage (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
label: Seller
content: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
label: Seller agent
content: Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940
label: Presenter/funding source
content: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1916 from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (Seattle, Washington), which was owned and operated by James E. Standley (1854-1940), using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope 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: 5/4544
label: Barcode
content: 054544.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Harpoon head
label: Media/Materials
content: Ivory, caribou antler
label: Techniques
content: Incised, perforated