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Catalog Number

CAS 0521-0047   CAS 0521-0047; Foreshaft
Category Weaponry
Object Name Foreshaft
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 Small cylindrical foreshaft with a narrow diameter, round socket drilled into distal end; Proximal end extends in a flat tab that with rounded end for insertion into corresponding slot in shaft; Foreshaft is slightly constricted near proximal end and perforated by a small, oblong slot.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 7.8