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Kawésqar spearhead, "tant-tarrh"

1801-1900

Museo Nacional de Antropología, Madrid

Museo Nacional de Antropología, Madrid
Madrid, Spain

It was used to hunt porpoises, dolphins and "huemules", to spear fish in shallow waters and in fighting.

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  • Title: Kawésqar spearhead, "tant-tarrh"
  • Date: 1801-1900
  • Location: Magallanes and Chilean Anctartica Region (Chile)
  • Type: Weapons
  • Original Source: Museo Nacional de Antropología
  • Rights: Museo Nacional de Antropología
  • Medium: Whale bone
  • Photographer: Javier Rodríguez Barrera
Museo Nacional de Antropología, Madrid

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