Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0425-0294 | |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Dart | |
| Culture | Inupiat | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Bone or antler; Leather (?); Paint | |
| Description | Dart for hunting ducks, consisting of a long straight wooden shaft that is fitted on its distal end with a single long bone or antler point with barbs along both lateral edges and which expands in width toward its distal end before tapering to a blunt point; Below the mid-section of the shaft, three additional elongated points are secured, each curving inward and two of them barbed along their outer edges and one barbed along its inner edge; All points are secured with a lashing made from an unidentified material; Wooden shaft is stained a reddish brown color, except for narrow bands in areas of lashing and series of bands near proximal end, which are left unpainted. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 5.6, Length = 147.7 | |