Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0303 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements; Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Shaft straightener | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
| Materials | Ivory | |
| Description | Cylindrical implement, carved to overall shape; Expanded distal end has diamond-shaped central perforation cut through at oblique angle; Proximal end has shallow socket, probably for hafting to longer handle; Implement used to straighten wooden arrow shafts by steaming the wood, then inserting it through perforation and bending it to desired shape. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.3, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 14.5 | |