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Inupiat Harpoon Box
![During whale hunts, this carved whale box stored harpoon blades like the three shown beside it.](/sites/default/files/styles/3_2_large/public/2023-11/204778-Whale-Box-full_0.jpg.webp?itok=9LydWscS)
During whale hunts, this carved whale box stored harpoon blades like the three shown beside it. "Living" inside the box was meant to give the blades spiritual powers to carry a harpoon back to the blade's "home" in the whale.