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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0258   CAS 0005-0258; Spear point fragment
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear 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 elongated, triangular point, plano-convex in transverse cross-section; Convex face is ground smooth and has pronounced median ridge near distal end; Lateral edges are unifacially thinned on flattened face and taper very gradually to distal point; Proximal end is indeterminate.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.6, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 10.9