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Spear pointhead made from caribou horn
Spear pointhead made from caribou horn
Object Number 35-48-10/4488
Display Title Spear pointhead made from caribou horn
Descriptions
Inventory Description Projectile point, carved antler, 1 barb
Classification
  • Point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Qikiqtagrungmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Northwest Arctic Borough / Kotzebue
Additional Geographic Terms Kotzebue, vicinity of
Materials Antler
Dimensions Overall: 14.4 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm (5 11/16 x 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-48-10/4488
Provenance
Provenance Gertrude Weld Arnold (1935)

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