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Catalog Number CAS 0036-0053   CAS 0036-0053; Spear head
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