Harpoon Foreshaft

41584

From: Alaska | Point Barrow Region | Nuwuk

Curatorial Section: American

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Native Name Kow-Tah
Object Number 41584
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Eskimo
Provenience Alaska | Point Barrow Region | Nuwuk
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Section American
Materials Stone | Antler | Sealskin
Description

Large. Kow-tah. Stone head, truncated cone. Antler handle, lightly polished, lashed on with sealskin thong.

Length 22.86 cm
Outside Diameter 9.53 cm
Credit Line E. A. McIlhenny Expedition to Point Barrow, 1899
Other Number 334 - Field No SF

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