Projectile point

Museum number:
2-6881
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020006881
Alternate number:
x-3074 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Barbed, caribou antler; from harpoon arrow. Plaited sinew line with red wool yarn ornamentation attached.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Kodiak Eskimo and Koniag
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Sinew (material), and Yarn
Taxon:
Rangifer tarandus caribou
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Plaited weaving and Projectile points
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Point of harpoon arrow.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 4 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-6881, described as Barbed, caribou antler; from harpoon arrow. Plaited sinew line with red wool yarn ornamentation attached.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-6881, described as Barbed, caribou antler; from harpoon arrow. Plaited sinew line with red wool yarn ornamentation attached.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-6881, described as Barbed, caribou antler; from harpoon arrow. Plaited sinew line with red wool yarn ornamentation attached.

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