Spearhead with Bone Point
Unknown people (Alaska Native)
Western Arctic
Arctic
not dated
Wood foreshaft with bone point
Overall: 27 15/16 × 3/8 in. (71 × 1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt Kimberly
22.3.1871
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Hunting and Fishing
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Provenance
Margaret Barnhill Roosevelt Kimberly (1851-1927), West Newton, Massachusetts; given to the present collection, 1922.
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