Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0521-0031 | |
| 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 with round line hold drilled through midpoint of head; Rectangular socket for insertion of foreshaft is cut from proximal end on one face only and is flanked on each side by narrow, rectangular perforation; Wide, deep groove extends from line hole to distal end of head on one face; Slot for blade is cut into distal end; Shallow incised lines decorate surface of harpoon head. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.0, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 9.2 | |