Projectile Point
53-54-257
From: United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 53-54-257 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Locus | Mound D, Upper level, Depth 19", Dark rocky midden |
Period | Old Town I |
Section | American |
Materials | Bone |
Description | Long smooth pieces with blade-like tip and tang. Five barbs with incision along bases. Sharply curved backs. Rounded base or tip and tang broken off. Two fragments. Other pieces glued. Groove along bases of barbs. |
Length | 21.4 cm |
Width | 1.1 cm |
Thickness | 0.8 cm |
Credit Line | University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953 |
Other Number | 900 - Field No SF |
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