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Projectile Point

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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
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

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.

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