Catalog Number |
CAS 0521-0011 | ![]() |
Category | Tools & Implements | |
Object Name | Ivory implement | |
Culture | Eskimo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Nome | |
Other Geographic Data | St. Lawrence Island | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Ivory | |
Description | Indeterminate scraper-like tool carved from single piece of ivory; Implement is adze-shaped overall, with a broad flat surface and blunt, rounded edge toward the distal end; Proximal end is cylindrical but flattened on one face and encircled by a wide flat, groove, possibly for hafting. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.9, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 11.7 |