Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2016-0009-0011 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Harpoon head | |
| Culture | Native Alaskan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone; Iron; Seal skin (?); Wood | |
| Description | Harpoon head carved from single piece of bone to overall semi-cylindrical shape; Proximal end is cut off diagonally and partially drilled to form socket for attachment to foreshaft; Perforation is drilled through center of shaft for attachment to line; End of seal skin (?) line is tied through the perforation; Slot cut into tapered distal end is fitted with triangular iron point that is secured with a wooden peg on each side. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.2, Width = 2.3, Length = 11.7 | |