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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0144   CAS 0005-0144; Ivory implement
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Ivory implement
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory: fossilized walrus tusk
Description Distal section of walrus tusk that is fossilized and has a hole drilled through the proximal end for hanging, possibly a pendant.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.3, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 13.3