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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0178   CAS 0005-0178; 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 unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone: flint
Description Elongated bifacially flaked point; Convex lateral edges expand from base to maximum width at midpoint, then taper gradually to distal point; Elongated, rectangular notch on each basal corner forms short, straight-sided stem with convex base; Color is gray.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.6, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 4.3