Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0521-0013 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Harpoon head | |
| 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 | Toggling harpoon head carved from single piece of ivory; Triangular line hole is cut at midpoint of head; elongated, triangular socket for insertion of foreshaft is cut into proximal end; Distal end has pronounced ridge along each lateral edge; Narrow slot cut into distal end to accommodate blade. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.9, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 9.4 | |