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Actions	Inuit spearhead Remove from selection Add to selection Object numberP5316 TitleInuit spearhead Descriptionstone spearhead from Native Point on Southhampton Island, Hudson Bay. The clover-leaf design would have been inserted into a bone or ivory foreshaft. The spearhead is believed to have been made by a member of the now-extinct Sallirmiut tribe of Inuit, which died out during the winter of 1902-1903 as a result of disease introduced by a sick sailor from the whaling ship 'Active.' 19th century. Production period19th century Object namespearhead, Inuit Dimensions length: 4.9 cm

Object numberP5316

TitleInuit spearhead

Descriptionstone spearhead from Native Point on Southhampton Island, Hudson Bay. The clover-leaf design would have been inserted into a bone or ivory foreshaft. The spearhead is believed to have been made by a member of the now-extinct Sallirmiut tribe of Inuit, which died out during the winter of 1902-1903 as a result of disease introduced by a sick sailor from the whaling ship 'Active.' 19th century.

Production period19th century

Object namespearhead, Inuit

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