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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0521-0046   CAS 0521-0046; 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 Small ivory plug, oval in cross-section with one flat end and one concave end; Round socket is drilled from the flat end and extends almost the entire length of object; Shallow incised line encircles sides near flat end with alternating pendant lines and circles with center dots (4 each).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.7, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 2.3