Catalog Number |
CAS 0036-0046 | ![]() |
Category | Weaponry | |
Object Name | Harpoon head | |
Culture | Native Alaskan | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | unknown | |
Other Geographic Data | Northern Alaska | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Ivory; Metal: Steel; Copper | |
Description | Toggle harpoon head carved from a single piece of ivory and hafted by means of a copper peg to a short bifacially thinned steel blade whose lateral edges are straight before tapering to a distal point. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.4, Width = 3.1, Length = 12.4 |