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Object Number 41-29-10/23373
Display Title Ivory spear barb
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ivory harpoon point, barbed
Classification
  • Harpoon point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Modern
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
  • Recent Prehistoric Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Additional Geographic Terms St. Lawrence Island
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 13.4 x 0.6 x 0.3 cm (5 1/4 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23373; 1-1927-2323
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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