Harpoon Head
53-54-221
From: United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 53-54-221 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Locus | Mound A, upper level, depth:14 in |
Period | Old Town III |
Section | American |
Materials | Bone |
Description | Dark bone. Varnished. Smooth points and narrowed bases. Drilled hole. On each, one barb broken and re-smoothed. One barb. Probably point where formerly barbed. |
Length | 12 cm |
Width | 2.3 cm |
Thickness | 1.1 cm |
Credit Line | University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953 |
Other Number | 390 - Field No SF |
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