Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0521-0002 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Dart point | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Nome | |
| Other Geographic Data | St. Lawrence Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ivory | |
| Description | Short dart point made form ivory splinter, triangular in transverse cross-section and highly polished; Constricted proximal end tapers to a sharp point for insertion into foreshaft or shaft; Lateral edges expand from proximal end to maximum width at midpoint, then taper gradually to a very sharp distal point; Single barb is deeply cut into one lateral edge. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.8, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 8.5 | |