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Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0025   CAS 0005-0025; Harpoon head
Category Weaponry
Object Name Harpoon head
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Carved from one piece of ivory with a hole drilled through the main body and one in the proximal end for mounting.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.9, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 6.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0056   CAS 0005-0056; Harpoon head
Category Weaponry
Object Name Harpoon head
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Harpoon foreshaft that is made out of bone, missing point and part of point socket; Has one barb like projection on body.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 10.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0058   CAS 0005-0058; Harpoon head
Category Weaponry
Object Name Harpoon head
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Foreshaft of harpoon with socket for head and one barb on shaft; Pointed on proximal end for mounting on harpoon shaft and distal end is slotted for harpoon head with band carved below head to wrap sinew for securing head.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.6, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 8.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0087   CAS 0005-0087; Harpoon point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Harpoon point
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone: slate
Description Ground slate point triangular in shape with the original base missing; Red and white sticker with the number 8 is glued to one side.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.0, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 6.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0088   CAS 0005-0088; Projectile point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Projectile point
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data Western region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone: slate
Description Flat, triangular point with a flat base and convex sides that taper to sharp distal point; Lateral edges are bifacially ground thin; Color is very dark gray; Point is hafted into harpoon head CAS 0005-0124.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.9, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 6.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0089   CAS 0005-0089; Projectile point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Projectile point
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone: slate
Description Ground slate point, triangular in shape; Red and white sticker glued to on side with “91” on it.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.2, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 5.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0090   CAS 0005-0090; Projectile point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Projectile point
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone: slate
Description Ground slate point, triangular in shape.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.9, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 6.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0091   CAS 0005-0091; Projectile point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Projectile point
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone: slate
Description Ground slate point, triangular in shape with notch in base; Red and white sticker glued on one side with the number 91 on it.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.3, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 5.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0093   CAS 0005-0093; Projectile point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Projectile point
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone: slate
Description Ground slate point, triangular in shape with base missing; Red and white sticker glued on one side with the number 91 on it.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.1, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 5.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0094   CAS 0005-0094; Harpoon point fragment
Category Weaponry
Object Name Harpoon point fragment
Culture Eskimo
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 Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone: slate
Description Distal fragment of broad harpoon point, biconvex in transverse cross section, with bifacially thinned lateral edges tapering to distal point; Proximal end is indeterminate; Color is gray-black.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.9, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 6.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0095   CAS 0005-0095; Projectile point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Projectile point
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Carved from one piece; Proximal end is square and expands center of shaft where it beings to taper to the triangular point; Hole drilled at widest point in the shaft for attachment.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 6.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0096   CAS 0005-0096; Projectile point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Projectile point
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Carved from one piece; Proximal end is square and expands center of shaft where it beings to taper to the triangular point; Hole drilled at widest point in the shaft for attachment.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.3, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 7.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0097   CAS 0005-0097; Spear point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear point
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Multiple barbs carved in head; Head is somewhat triangular in shape; Hole drilled through center of shaft for attachment; Proximal end is tapered to fit in socketed shaft.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.7, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 8.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0098   CAS 0005-0098; Spear point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear point
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Small brown point with multiple barbs; Has a somewhat rounded rectangular base or proximal end and a pointed distal end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.7, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 6.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0099   CAS 0005-0099; Spear point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear point
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Point with multiple barbs (4); Has a somewhat rounded rectangular base or proximal end and a pointed distal end; Hole has been drilled in center of shaft for attachment.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 7.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0100   CAS 0005-0100; Harpoon point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Harpoon point
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Triangular shaped distal end with barb on each side; Shaft is rectangular with a thinning of the base from hafting; Hole drilled in center of shaft for attachment.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.6, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 4.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0102   CAS 0005-0102; Spear point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear point
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Carved from one piece of bone point tapers on both ends; The distal end has multiple barbs on both sides that show polishing; The proximal end is somewhat rectangular and unsmoothed; Slightly curved over length.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.1, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 4.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0103   CAS 0005-0103; Projectile point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Projectile point
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Carved from one piece; Proximal end is square and expands center of shaft where it beings to taper to the triangular point; Hole drilled at widest point in the shaft for attachment.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.3, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 5.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0110   CAS 0005-0110; Harpoon head
Category Weaponry
Object Name Harpoon head
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory; Stone: slate
Description Ivory harpoon head with triangular slate blade insert; Hole drilled through center of head for attachment to shaft, socketed hole in back for mounting; Part of proximal end is broken and missing; Longitudinal lines decorate ivory; Slate blade is loose.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.6, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 8.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0111   CAS 0005-0111; Harpoon head
Category Weaponry
Object Name Harpoon head
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Barbed triangular harpoon head carved from a single piece of bone; Has socketing hole in proximal end and hole drilled through center for attaching to shaft.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 7.2
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