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Object Number 77-13-10/11254.3
Display Title Projectile Point?, worked bone point resembling knife blade
Descriptions
Object Description Starellka and cordage, and spear thrower. Not spear, possibly a creaser.
Inventory Description Projectile point?, worked bone point resembling knife blade
Classification
  • Projectile Point
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Aleutian Islands
Dimensions Overall: 12.2 x 2 x 1.3 cm (4 13/16 x 13/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 77-13-10/11254.3
Provenance
Collector William J. McIntyre (01/01/1876)
Donor William J. McIntyre (02/24/1877)

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