Dart Point

50-51-36

From: United States of America | Alaska | Cape Prince of Wales

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 50-51-36
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Cape Prince of Wales
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Ivory
Technique Carved
Description

Fossill mammoth ivory (? - badly deteriorated). Single barb near center. Tip tapers to a point. Base has a cylindrical projection that tapers to a point for attachment to shaft.

Height 1.3 cm
Length 18 cm
Width 0.9 cm
Credit Line Bering Strait Expedition, F. G. Rainey, 1950

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