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Harpoon Head

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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
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

Description

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

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