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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