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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0521-0019   CAS 0521-0019; Ivory implement
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 tool carved from single piece of ivory, consisting of a short cylindrical handle perforated at proximal end; Expanded distal end is very roughly cut and 3 vertical grooves have been carved, equidistant from each other and extending from end to end of the expanded section, possibly hafting of blades.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.5, Length = 11.1