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LOT 2395
Inuit Bone Harpoon Point
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (7.3 grams, 12.8 cm).
With lozenge-section shank, single lateral spurs and stepped pointed tang. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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With lozenge-section shank, single lateral spurs and stepped pointed tang. 7.3 grams, 12.8 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
