Spearhead
41553
From: Alaska | Point Barrow
Curatorial Section: American
| Native Name | Nat-Ko |
| Object Number | 41553 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Eskimo |
| Provenience | Alaska | Point Barrow |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Walrus Ivory |
| Description | Bird spearhead. Nat-ko. Walrus ivory. One head and three side barbs are used on each spear. Side barbs are lashed to shaft about three feet from heads to catch any bird which maybe missed by head of spear. |
| Credit Line | E. A. McIlhenny Expedition to Point Barrow, 1899 |
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