Catalog Number
|
Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0055 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Sinew twister | |
| 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 | |
| Description | Sinew twister carved from a single piece of ivory; Has a nail like form with a blunt proximal end and a pointed distal end; The distal end broadens from a point back 3/4 of the length then narrows to broaden again at the proximal end; Hole is drilled through the middle of the implement at the broadest point. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.0, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 8.7 | |