Harpoon
50-16-5
From: United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands | Atka Island
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 50-16-5 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Aleut |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands | Atka Island |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Bone | Sinew |
| Technique | Painted |
| Description | Bone dart head with three-inch braided sinew line. Bone socket piece, no lashing. Shaft widest at tenoned socket end, but widened and somewhat flattened at base. Painted red. Freshly made. |
| Length | 123 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Henry V. Gummere, 1950 |
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