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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0345   CAS 0005-0345; Harpoon foreshaft
Category Weaponry
Object Name Harpoon foreshaft
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 Cylindrical shaped foreshaft with wedge shaped proximal end for insertion into shaft and hole drilled through foreshaft just above wedge shape, distal end is triangular in shape with a rectangular opening for point insertion.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.7, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 15.4