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Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0112   CAS 0005-0112; 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 Triangular harpoon head carved from a single piece of ivory; Is pointed on both distal and proximal ends, proximal end has socket hole drilled in it; Center has hole drilled through it for attachment.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.7, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 7.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0113   CAS 0005-0113; 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 Unfinished harpoon head has proximal socket hole and central hole for attachment but does not have slot for slate blade carved in the distal end yet.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.2, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 10.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0114   CAS 0005-0114; 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 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 = 1.3, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 6.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0115   CAS 0005-0115; 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 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 = 1.4, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 6.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0116   CAS 0005-0116; 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 Harpoon head with slot for slat blade in the distal end; Proximal end has partial socket hole that has been broken and repaired by drilling 4 holes around missing area and enclosing it with sinew; Hole also drilled through center for attachment.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.9, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 8.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0117   CAS 0005-0117; 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 Carved from a single piece of bone is pointed at both ends and has a socket hole in the proximal end and a central hole for attachment.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 8.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0118   CAS 0005-0118; 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 head with slot for blade in the distal end with hole drilled through distal end for securing blade; Proximal end has socket hole; Hole also drilled through center for attachment.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.6, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 7.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0119   CAS 0005-0119; 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 unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. late 1800s to early 1900s
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Elongated triangular harpoon head carved from a single piece of ivory; Point is slightly concave-convex in longitudinal cross-section and biconvex in transverse cross-section; Pronounced median ridge runs nearly the entire length on one face only; Lateral edges are carved with two deep notches (forming pronounced barbs) on each edge, before tapering gradually to a sharp distal point; Proximal end is somewhat cylindrical in shape and is socketed at end to fit onto distal end of harpoon shaft; Round hole is drilled through shaft near proximal end, perpendicular to the hafting socket to accommodate the toggle line.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.9, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 9.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0120   CAS 0005-0120; 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 Harpoon head with slot for blade in the distal end proximal end has socket hole is only partial with slotted holes at top and bottom for wrapping sinew to form the complete socket; Hole also drilled through center for attachment; Chip out of proximal end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.2, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 11.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0121   CAS 0005-0121; 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 head carved from a single piece of bone; Has a notched triangular head with a rectangular shaft and a half socket with carved slots for mounting and a hole in the center from top to bottom for attachment.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.4, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 7.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0122   CAS 0005-0122; Harpoon head
Category Weaponry
Object Name Harpoon head
Culture North Alaskan 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 Bone; Stone: slate
Description Toggling harpoon head, carved from single piece of bone to overall cylindrical shape; Proximal end is cut off diagonally and partially drilled to form socket for attachment to foreshaft; Biconical perforation is drilled through center of shaft for attachment to line; Slot cut into tapered distal end is fitted with triangular slate point that is bifacially thinned along lateral edges.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 8.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0123   CAS 0005-0123; 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 Carved from a single piece of bone with a slotted end for a point; The proximal end has a socket hole in it and the central body has a horizontal hole through it for attachment; Part of the distal end is broken.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 6.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0124   CAS 0005-0124; Harpoon head
Category Weaponry
Object Name Harpoon head
Culture North Alaskan 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 Ivory; Slate
Description Toggling harpoon head, carved from single piece of ivory to overall cylindrical shape with pronounced median ridge extending length of both faces; Proximal end is cut off diagonally and partially drilled to form socket for attachment to foreshaft; Biconical perforation is drilled through center of shaft for attachment to line; Four pairs of shallowly incised lines begin at proximal end and extend to distal end, with the lines in each pair coming closer and closer together as they get closer to the distal end; Slot cut into tapered distal end originally held slate or copper blade (now fitted with slate blade, CAS 0005-0088).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.7, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 10.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0127   CAS 0005-0127; 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
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.9, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 9.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0128   CAS 0005-0128; 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
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.5, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 5.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0129   CAS 0005-0129; 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
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.8, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 5.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0130   CAS 0005-0130; 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
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.9, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 5.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0131   CAS 0005-0131; 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
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.1, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 8.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0150   CAS 0005-0150; 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 Multi notched bone point that is triangular in cross section; The proximal end is cone shaped for fitting in a socketed shaft.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.1, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 13.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0151   CAS 0005-0151; 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 Multi notched bone point that is triangular in cross section; The proximal end is cone shaped for fitting in a socketed shaft.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.3, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 18.2
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