Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0521-0033 | |
| 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 | Bone | |
| Description | Toggling harpoon head with line hole 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; Narrow slot for blade is cut into distal end; Pronounced ridge along each lateral edge; Series of shallow incised lines decorate outer surfaces. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 9.1 | |