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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1992-0003-0117   CAS 1992-0003-0117; 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 section of tusk whose distal end has been bifacially thinned to form a crude cutting or chopping edge; Numerous small flakes have been removed from one lateral edge towards the proximal end, which is unmodified.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.4, Thickness = 3.2, Length = 18.8