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Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0284   CAS 0005-0284; Drill fragment
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Drill fragment
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.2, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 4.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0290   CAS 0005-0290; Bone implement
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Bone implement
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Listed as a bow string holder; Implement is rectangular in shape with notches and a narrow stem on one end; Five holes have been drilled through the main body and bone or ivory plugs inserted.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.3, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 5.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0291   CAS 0005-0291; Ivory implement
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Ivory implement
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Shaped like a plummet with a hole drilled in one end; Both ends taper.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.4, Length = 8.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0292   CAS 0005-0292; Dog harness attachment
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Dog harness attachment
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Swivel for dog harness made of bone; Cylindrical, with a knob on one end and a hole drilled in opposite end.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.9, Length = 8.7
Catalog Number CAS 0005-0293   CAS 0005-0293; Hafted scraper
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Hafted scraper
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Wood; Stone
Description L-shaped wooden handle with slot in distal end for insertion of stone blade; Groove cut in wood 1.5 cm from distal end for sinew to hold stone blade in place; Wood is split from distal end towards proximal end 6.6 cm.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.3, Width = 4.6, Thickness = 2.7, Length = 12.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0294   CAS 0005-0294; Adze blade
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Adze blade
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone
Description Rectangular adze blade with chipped and partially ground cutting edge.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.7, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 7.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0295   CAS 0005-0295; Adze blade
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Adze blade
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone
Description Ground and polished adze blade; Rectangular in shape with a tapering inward on the proximal end; Cutting edge has been blunted.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.6, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 4.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0297   CAS 0005-0297; Drill handle
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Drill handle
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Carved handle for fire making, slightly curved and tapering to one end, etched designs on both ends.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.1, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 8.1

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0299   CAS 0005-0299; Pipe bowl (?)
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Pipe bowl (?)
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone; Metal
Description Narrow vertical stem with groove cut in it for attachment to stem of pipe, bowl flares outward from stem and is very shallow with a metal insert.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.6, Max Diam = 3.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0302   CAS 0005-0302; Bag handle
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Bag handle
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.6, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 19.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0303   CAS 0005-0303; Shaft straightener
Category Tools & Implements; Weaponry
Object Name Shaft straightener
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Cylindrical implement, carved to overall shape; Expanded distal end has diamond-shaped central perforation cut through at oblique angle; Proximal end has shallow socket, probably for hafting to longer handle; Implement used to straighten wooden arrow shafts by steaming the wood, then inserting it through perforation and bending it to desired shape.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.3, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 14.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0304   CAS 0005-0304; Drill cap
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Drill cap
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Metal; Wood
Description Crescent shaped drill cap with mouth piece in center of piece with metal insert opposite mouthpiece for drill shaft insertion.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.1, Width = 2.8, Length = 12.4
Catalog Number CAS 0005-0305   CAS 0005-0305; Scraper
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Scraper
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Shaped from a scapula the handle is thin and rectangular in cross section and flares outward to a well used edge; Handle has linear decorations carved on one side.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 9.9, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 17.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0307   CAS 0005-0307; Adze blade
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Adze blade
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone
Description Ground stone adze blade composed of a black fine grained stone, distal end highly polished with the proximal end not being finished; Blade tapers towards the proximal end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.4, Thickness = 3.1, Length = 13.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0308   CAS 0005-0308; Tool fragment
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Tool fragment
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.4, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 2.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0310   CAS 0005-0310; Knife blade
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife blade
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Stone
Description Singled-edged knife blade made from flat piece of slate that is ground very smooth on both faces; Convex cutting edge is bifacially thinned and ground very smooth, forming a very wide and razor-sharp blade; Back edge of blade is ground very straight and smooth but not thinned; Color is dark brown.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.5, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 8.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0312   CAS 0005-0312; Scraper
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Scraper
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Scraper made out of segment of cranium, edges have been ground down.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 1.6, Width = 7.6, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 8.9
Catalog Number CAS 0005-0313   CAS 0005-0313; Ivory implement
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Ivory implement
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Cone shaped ivory implement with hole drilled in proximal end for socketing and hole drilled through side for fastening.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.9, Length = 6.0
Catalog Number CAS 0005-0314   CAS 0005-0314; Bone implement
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Bone implement
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description L-shaped implement with a hole drilled through each end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.6, Depth = 3.8, Length = 8.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0315   CAS 0005-0315; Wooden implement
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Wooden implement
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Wood
Description Oval shaped wooden object that tapers to one surface, listed as a possible float plug.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 4.5
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