Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0122 | |
| 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 | |