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Object Number
46-78-10/28064
Display Title
Arrow with loose wooden shaft and bone head with three barbs
Descriptions
Object Description
Arrow with loose wooden shaft and bone head with three barbs
Inventory Description
Harpoon point, carved bone, 3 barbs, worked to point, 3 sided, chipped
Classification
- Harpoon
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 21.8 x 1.1 x 1.1 cm (8 9/16 x 7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46.78.10/28064
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1871)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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