Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1992-0003-0011 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Harpoon 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 | Ivory | |
| Description | Toggling whale harpoon head with an expanded proximal end and the D-shaped line hole cut just behind the midpoint; Shallow round socket for foreshaft is drilled from proximal end; Wide slot for blade is cut from distal end; Median ridge extends from distal end to line hole on both faces, and from blade slot to proximal end along longest lateral edge. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.3, Thickness = 2.4, Length = 19.2 | |