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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0521-0034   CAS 0521-0034; 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 cylindrical ivory splinter; Tool is diamond-shaped in cross section and tapers to a blunt distal point; Shallow groove encircles proximal end, and pair of deep lateral notches are located opposite each other near proximal end; Possible socket appears to have been drilled on proximal end; Distal point appears to be burned.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.8, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 11.7