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Catalog Number

CAS 0036-0046   CAS 0036-0046; Harpoon head
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