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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