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Catalog Number

CAS 0521-0048   CAS 0521-0048; Nozzle for bladder float
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Nozzle for bladder float
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 Nozzle for bladder float, carved from single piece of ivory, cylindrical in overall shape with a central perforation drilled through its entire length; Small rectangular extension on one end is concave on its outer surface, where it would be attached to the harpoon shaft.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 3.1