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992.6.2 - fishing spear

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Object Typespear Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories

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Object Typespear Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Northwest Territories

Accession Number 992.6.2 Title fishing spear Object Status cast Category organic tools Object Type spear Portion complete Creator Mayne Correia, Pamela Place Collected North America: Canada, Northwest Territories Place Collected Details To be determined (NeRc-2) View Site Details » Culture Copper Inuit Cultural Region Arctic Materials organic > faunal > antler Description Caribou antler. Looks like a harpoon. Credit Line Stevenson, Marc Scientific Name Rangifer tarandus View Taxonomy Details »

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"992.6.2 - fishing spear, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/17-2560. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Artiodactyla Family Cervidae Genus Rangifer Species Rangifer tarandus

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