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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