Projectile point

Museum number:
2-8884
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Conical point of wood with two antler crossbars inserted at right angles (1 broken). Wedge shaped base.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Nunivak Island, Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Nunivak Island
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Projectile points
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 12.3 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: cf. Nelson, pl. LXIb:1 and 2-7196.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-8884, described as Conical point of wood with two antler crossbars inserted at right angles (1 broken). Wedge shaped base.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-8884, described as Conical point of wood with two antler crossbars inserted at right angles (1 broken). Wedge shaped base.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Projectile point, accession number 2-8884, described as Conical point of wood with two antler crossbars inserted at right angles (1 broken). Wedge shaped base.

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