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Start Over Object name Projectile point Materials Antler (material) Function 1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-7170, described as Antler. Carved; bi-lobed distal end, conical tang.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-7146, described as Barbed, bone. Could also be spear point. Antler, carved; with a barb on one side and two very sharp edges; triangular section; short notch at base, probably owner's mark; conical tang with two small projections to improve the attachment with shaft. Used to hunt small game and also as a toy. Native name: cingileq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-4386, described as Antler. Bi-lobed distal end. Blunt arrows were used to dispatch birds without piercing their skins which were used for clothing. Native names: cingileq, querrutvak.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-7176, described as Antler. Pierced at base. Carved; fragment, triangular in section; at the edge of the break a diagonal cut has been made and a hole drilled to attach a new point to this tang; probably fishing spear prong. Probably used for summer fishing. Native name: cingileq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-4387, described as fossil" antler. Barbed on one edge. Antler; oval in section, one edge sharp & barbed pointed tang; owner's marks: four parallel slashes at base of tang (property marks). This double barbed and sharp edged arrow was to anchor itself and to cause a strong bleeding (longitudinal grooves). Native name: cingileq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-4224, described as Compound type with brass point in barbed antler shaft. Blade of brass set loosely in a foreshaft of antler, with a large barb and, on two sides at base, owner's mark. Used for hunting large land mammals. Native name: cingileq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-4393, described as antler; triangular in section; one barb; pointed tang. Remnants of the wooden shaft with sinew lashing in place around tang; very sharp and long edge for deep penetration to reach a vital organ; was used at close range. With base of shaft attached. Used for large mammal hunting. Native name: cingileq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-4174, described as Bird arrow head, antler. Remarks by Barbara Busch, 1971: Also head of bird arrow with same No.; bodkin not found. Antler; flat oval in profile with notched distal end. Native name: cingileq.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-6205, described as Blunt forked antler. Carved; bi-lobed distal end; conical tang. Used for hunting birds. Native name: cingileq, qerrutvak.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-6706, described as Bone, single barb. Antler, carved; with a barb on one side and two very sharp edges; triangular section; short notch at base, probably owner's mark; conical tang with two small projections to improve the attachment with shaft. Used for hunting large land animals. Native name: cingileq.

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