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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0008-0009   CAS 1993-0008-0009; Letter opener
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Letter opener
Culture First Nation (Native American)
Global Region North America
Country Canada
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1940
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Carved ivory letter opener curved blade set into separate fossilized ivory handle on which is carved a small mammal (a fox or possibly a mink).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.6, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 18.1