Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1992-0003-0114 | |
| 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, both ends of which have been removed and the distal end bifacially thinned to form a blunt cutting or chopping edge; Near proximal end a wide, flat-bottomed groove is cut into one face, probably for hafting to a handle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.2, Thickness = 3.9, Length = 23.5 | |