Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0521-0055 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Sled runner | |
| 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 | unknown | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ivory: walrus tusk | |
| Description | Sled runner carved from a single piece of ivory; Runner is boat shaped overall with flat bottom edge curving upward at distal end; Sides flare outward along upper edge; Wide, V-shaped groove carved along entire length of upper edge is bridged in two places for hafting; Additional hafting provided by 3 pairs of holes along upper proximal sides and single rectangular hole just behind one of the bridges; Used on boat sled for hauling a skin boat across sea ice to open water or for hauling loads of meat for short distances across ice or along shore; Such sleds were usually pulled by hand. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.1, Thickness = 3.4, Length = 42.5 | |