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Harpoon Point, Non-Toggling - Iquq; Qalugyaq

Valdez Museum > Valdez Museum Alutiiq/Sugpiaq Ethnographic Collection
Harpoon Point, Non-Toggling
Harpoon Point, Non-Toggling
1989.128.0008
Ivory;Sinew;Wood/Plant material
Length: 2.5"
1” l (ivory part), 2.5” l (whole thing)
Possibly Alutiiq. Ivory harpoon head and sinew. Serrated head with notched end for insertion. Drilled hole near notched end has twisted fiber looped through. Separate piece of twisted sinew.