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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0521-0018   CAS 0521-0018; Knife handle
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Knife handle
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 Handle carved from a single piece of ivory in the shape of the letter "D" with a deep groove carved along the straight edge for insertion of the knife blade; No surface decoration.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 9.6, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 5.2