Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0521-0021 | |
| 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 whose lateral edges taper gradually toward distal point; Round line hole is cut through just behind midpoint; Rectangular socket for foreshaft is cut through from proximal end on one face only, and is flanked on either side by rectangular perforating slot; Narrow slot for blade is cut from distal end; All surfaces are marked with incised lines. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.9, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 7.0 | |