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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1992-0003-0113   CAS 1992-0003-0113; Axe head?
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Axe head?
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory: walrus tusk
Description Axe-like tool made from large section of tusk from which both ends have been removed and the distal end bifacially thinned with the removal of several large flakes; Near proximal end a large groove has been formed on one face only, probably for hafting to a handle.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.0, Thickness = 4.1, Length = 22.7