E 229) Exceptional pivoting (swivel) harpoon point for whaling and walrus hunting. This classically shaped example is adorned on the lower side with a series of open half-moon cutouts - resembling the edge of a saw blade - that appear to be unique and without any obvious function other than symbolic. Mineralized walrus bone (Odobenus rosmarus divergens)
Period: 600 - 900 AD Origin: Punuk Culture, Bering Strait, Alaska Medium: Mineralized walrus bone Dimensions: 19.2 x 4 x 2.5 cm (7¹/₂ x 1⁵/₈ x 1 inches) Categories: Tribal Art
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