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50-51-19

From: United States of America | Alaska | Cape Prince of Wales

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 50-51-19
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Cape Prince of Wales
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Ivory
Technique Carved
Description

Ivory (?) Curved. Single barb at center. Notch opposite barb. Tip end tapers to a point. Butt end has a cylindrical projection which tapers to a point for attachment to shaft. Butt end is rectangular in cross-section; tip end is triangular in cross-section.

Height 2 cm
Length 18 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line Bering Strait Expedition, F. G. Rainey, 1950

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