Projectile Point

53-54-256

From: United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 53-54-256
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 19", Shell Layer
Period Old Town II
Section American
Materials Bone
Description

Long smooth pieces with blade-like tip and tang. Five barbs with incision along bases. Sharply curved backs. Scalloped ridge on specimen marked with incised lines.

Length 24.63 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Thickness 0.7 cm
Credit Line University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953
Other Number 655 - Field No SF

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