Harpoon Socket
53-54-237
From: United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 53-54-237 |
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, lower level, depth:21" |
Period | Old Town II |
Section | American |
Materials | Animal Bone |
Description | Light bone animal head, finely carved. Open mouth with grooves, hole drilled through center, two tangs behind neck. One broken. Smooth. Eye design on tang. Hole drilled across head at mouth back. Neck, V-shaped cut in 'chin'. Duck? |
Length | 7.6 cm |
Width | 1.7 cm |
Thickness | 2.2 cm |
Credit Line | University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953 |
Other Number | 3 - Field No SF |
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