Arrowhead

50-51-22

From: United States of America | Alaska | Cape Prince of Wales

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 50-51-22
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience United States of America | Alaska | Cape Prince of Wales
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Ivory
Technique Carved
Description

Ivory (?). Single barb at center. Notch opposite barb. Tip end tapers to a point. Butt end has a cylindrical projection which tapers to a point for attachment to shaft. Rest of arrowhead quasitriangular in cross-section as well as noticeably curved.

Length 15.6 cm
Width 1.1 cm
Credit Line Bering Strait Expedition, F. G. Rainey, 1950

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