Projectile Point

53-54-255

From: United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-255
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus Mound B, Upper level, Depth 14", | Gray sandy midden, possibly fill of subsurface pit A.
Period Old Town III
Section American
Materials Bone
Description

Long smooth pieces with blade-like tip and tang. Five barbs with incision along bases. Sharply curved backs. Dark, 2nd line on each side. Glued. Pieces gouged out.

Length 22 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Thickness 0.7 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 100/290 - Field No SF

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