Harpoon Head
31-20-1469
From: United States of America | Alaska | Yukon Island
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 31-20-1469 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Eskimo |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Yukon Island |
Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
Locus | 2 G, 2' 3" - 3'. VIII (IX?) |
Section | American |
Materials | Antler |
Description | Antler harpoon head; groove, not hole, for line; open socket; groove for lashing; very slender. Evidently one half of what was originally a Thule type harpoon head, with line hole, broken down the middle, and used again |
Length | 6.7 cm |
Width | 0.7 cm |
Credit Line | Alaskan Expedition, Frederica de Laguna, 1931 |
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