Point
Arrowhead
29-183-40
From: Japan | Honsep
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-183-40 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) | Japanese |
| Provenience | Japan | Honsep |
| Period | Late Paleolithic (uncertain) | Jomon (uncertain) | Yayoi (uncertain) |
| Date Made | Late Paleolithic, Japan - Yayoi |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Obsidian |
| Technique | Flaked |
| Description | Point or arrowhead. Obsidian flaked stone tool. Triangular with sides contracting to wide tang. Translucent along one side. Arrowheads were used during the Late Paleolithic age and continued to be used during the Yayoi period. They appear in sites throughout Japan. Arrowheads hafted onto arrow shafts and harpoons have been found in archaeological contexts indicating they were used for hunting and fishing. 29-183-40 and 29-183-51 are partially broken. From the remaining sections they both appear to be diamond-shaped and are the same in form as 13202 and 29-183-43, although smaller in size. 29-183-40 also retains the irregular lopsided shape. Like 13202 and 29-183-43 they were probably made during the Late Paleolithic, Jomon, or Yayoi Periods. |
| Length | 3 cm |
| Width | 1.5 cm |
| Thickness | 0.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
| Other Number | None - Field No SF | None - Other Number |
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