Catalog Number | CAS 1992-0003-0012 | |
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 | Bone | |
Description | Toggling whale harpoon head with an expanded proximal end and line hole cut and drilled just behind the midpoint; Shallow round socket for foreshaft is drilled from proximal end; Wide slot for blade is cut into distal end; Median ride extends from distal end to line hole on both faces, and from blade slot to proximal end along longest lateral edge. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.3, Thickness = 2.7, Length = 20.4 |