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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0521-0049   CAS 0521-0049; 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 fashioned from ivory splinter; Tool is flat on dorsal and ventral surfaces and tapers on both ends to sharp points.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 6.2