Harpoon Head

53-54-224

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

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-224
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Locus Mound D, upper level, depth 13", dark rocky midden
Period Old Town I
Section American
Materials Bone
Description

Yellow bone. Broken base and point, below 2nd barb. Drilled hole, marks of scraping on base. Remaining barb hollow beneath.

Length 11.4 cm
Width 2.7 cm
Thickness 1 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 901 - Field No SF

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