Rib

33-37-129

From: United States of America | Alaska | Prince William Sound | Hawkins Island | Palugvik Village

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 33-37-129
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Prehistoric Eskimo
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Prince William Sound | Hawkins Island | Palugvik Village
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus Stratum II, 1G, 1'-1'6"
Section American
Materials Animal Bone
Technique Worked
Description

Split animal rib, pointed, with ill-defined hotches at the base for hafting. Barb for fish spear?

Length 8 cm
Width 1 cm
Credit Line Danish National / University Museum Expedition; Kaj Birket-Smith and Frederica de Laguna, 1933
Other Number 155 - Field No SF

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