Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0521-0017 | |
| 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, biplanar in transverse cross-section with rounded edges; Surfaces are very carefully worked and highly polished; Lateral edges taper in angular segments toward sharp distal point; Triangular line hole is cut through at midpoint; Rectangular socket for foreshaft is cut from proximal end on one face only; Narrow slot for blade is cut from distal end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 7.0 | |