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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0336   CAS 0005-0336; Spear point
Category Weaponry
Object Name Spear point
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Carved from a single piece of bone, tapers to point on distal end; Midway on body are two shoulders or notches; Stem broadens out and then narrows on the proximal end; Just before broadening are two perforations.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 17.8