Catalog Number | CAS 0036-0053 | |
Category | Jewelry & Metalwork; Weaponry | |
Object Name | Spear head | |
Culture | Native Alaskan | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | unknown | |
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Metal: Steel; Ivory | |
Description | Non-toggling spearhead, consisting of an ivory holder and a long tapering, bifacially thinned steel spear point hafted in a slot at the end of the holder and held in place with steel pegs; Two holes are drilled in mid-section of ivory holder to accommodate the line and a socket is drilled into proximal end to accept the distal end of the spear foreshaft. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.3, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 17.7 |