Harpoon head

Reference : 139

Harpoon head

Marine mammal ivory (walrus, Odobenus rosmarus)
Dimension: Length 13.5cm
Okvik civilization
Presumed period: Old Bering Sea II (100 – 300 AD)
St Lawrence Island,
Bering Sea
Alaska, USA

Source :
Collection Yann Ferrandin, Paris
Collection Fréderic Rond, Paris

More details

This harpoon head with Okvik-style ornamentation is an early example of spurs with side barbs, more commonly found during the Old Bering Sea II period.

Price: €2,800

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